James v. Paton et al

Filing 335

ORDER DENYING 334 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION, by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (KERR)

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1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 _______________________________________ ) NANCY L. JAMES, Chapter 7 Trustee ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) JAMES C. PATON, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _______________________________________) Civil Case No. C15-1914RSL ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION 13 On January 25, 2017, the Court stayed the above-captioned matter so that the validity and 14 15 scope of the Attorney General’s claim in In re Breast Cancer Prevention Fund, Case No. 13- 16 16150-MLB, could be resolved before the parties invest any more time or money establishing 17 causation and/or damages in this proceeding. The trustee seeks to reopen this case so that she 18 can seek a determination of damages arising from a single claim against a single defendant and 19 to request entry of a partial judgment thereon. The motion is DENIED. The Court has already 20 established that a breach of fiduciary duty occurred: to the extent the trustee hopes that findings 21 in this matter will encourage settlement, that determination is sufficient. The trustee has not 22 shown that the entry of a partial judgment is appropriate under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b). 23 24 // 25 26 ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION - 1 1 Dated this 8th day of February, 2017. 2 3 A 4 Robert S. Lasnik United States District Judge 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION - 2

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