James v. Paton et al

Filing 333

ORDER STAYING CASE by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. Defendants' motion to strike the trustee's request for judicial notice 327 is DENIED. The parties shall file a joint status report within twenty-one days of The Honorable Marc L. Barreca's order regarding the validity of and objections to the Attorney General's proof of claim. (KERR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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NANCY L. JAMES, Chapter 7 Trustee
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Plaintiff,
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JAMES C. PATON, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Civil Case No. C15-1914RSL
ORDER STAYING CASE

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This matter comes before the Court sua sponte. Being fully informed of the primary

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issues in this case and of the overlap between the Attorney General’s proof of claim in In re

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Breast Cancer Prevention Fund, Case No. 13-16150-MLB,1 and the trustee’s damages in this

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action, the Court finds that the validity of and objections to the Attorney General’s claim should

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be resolved in the bankruptcy action prior to any attempt to establish causation or allocate fault

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in this matter. This matter is therefore STAYED. The parties shall file a joint status report within

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twenty-one days of The Honorable Marc L. Barreca’s order regarding the validity of and

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objections to the Attorney General’s proof of claim.

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Defendants’ motion to strike the trustee’s request for judicial notice (Dkt. # 327) is DENIED.
The Court has taken judicial notice of the documents filed in the underlying bankruptcy proceeding.
ORDER STAYING CASE - 1

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Dated this 25th day of January, 2017.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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ORDER STAYING CASE - 2