Wedi Corp. v. Wright et al

Filing 219

MINUTE ORDER granting in part and denying in part wedi Corp.'s 2 2 Motion to Extend Expert Disclosure Deadline ; denying wedi Corp.'s 187 Motion to Continue Motion for Summary Judgment ; striking as moot Wright's 204 Motion to Strike wedi Corp.'s Rule 56(d) Motion ; granting in part and denying in part wedi Corp.'s 186 Motion to Seal. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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HYDRO-BLOK USA LLC, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
WEDI CORP.,

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Defendant,

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v.
HYDROBLOK INTERNATIONAL
LTD.,
Counter-defendant.

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C15-671 TSZ

WEDI CORP.,
Plaintiff,

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v.
BRIAN WRIGHT, et al.,
Defendants.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
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(1)
wedi Corp.’s motion to extend the expert disclosure deadline, docket
no. 202, is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows. Although the expert
20 disclosure deadline of March 30, 2018, remained in full force and effect after the Court
granted the parties’ stipulated motion to continue the trial date and certain other
21 deadlines, see Minute Orders (docket nos. 141, 150, & 181), wedi Corp. contends that,
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(D)(i), the expert disclosure deadline
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and ADOPTS the expert disclosure deadline calculated under Rule 26(a)(2)(D)(i). Any
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1 expert disclosed on or before November 13, 2018, will be considered timely disclosed
and will be permitted to testify at trial. wedi Corp.’s motion for extension is otherwise
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(2)
wedi Corp.’s motion, docket no. 187, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 56(d), to continue the motion for summary judgment, docket no. 176, brought
4 by Brian Wright, Sound Product Sales L.L.C., Hydro-Blok USA LLC, and Hydroblok
International, Ltd. (collectively, “Wright”), is DENIED.
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(3)
Wright’s motion, docket no. 204, to strike wedi Corp.’s Rule 56(d) motion,
docket no. 187, and the supporting declaration of Justin C. Kanter, docket no. 193, as an
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improperly presented motion for reconsideration, is STRICKEN as moot.
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(4)
wedi Corp.’s motion to seal, docket no. 186, is GRANTED in part and
DENIED in part as follows. wedi Corp.’s response, docket no. 187, to Wright’s motion
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for summary judgment, and the supporting declaration of Justin C. Kanter and the
exhibits thereto, docket nos. 194-201, shall remain under seal. The Court’s electronic
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filing system is not designed to accommodate Wright’s request that the confidential
materials filed under seal be withdrawn from the record. Counsel shall meet and confer
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telephonically or in person (not via e-mail) concerning appropriate redactions, and wedi
Corp. shall file, within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Minute Order, a redacted
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version of its response, docket no. 187, and of Mr. Kanter’s declaration, without exhibits,
docket no. 194.
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The Clerk is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel

Dated this 6th day of December, 2018.

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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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