Bank of New York Mellon v. Stafne et al

Filing 145

MINUTE ORDER re parties' responses to 140 Minute Order. Court will abstain from ruling on plaintiff's motion to amend the judgment until after substitution of the administrator of Todd Stafne's estate has been effected. Once Letters of Administration have been issued naming an administrator of Todd Stafne's estate, a motion for substitution, which may be made by any party, should be filed promptly. 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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BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

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Plaintiff,
C16-77 TSZ

v.
SCOTT STAFNE AND TODD
STAFNE,

MINUTE ORDER

Defendants.
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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:

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(1)
Having reviewed the parties’ responses to the Court’s June 6, 2017, Minute
Order, docket no. 140, and in light of the parties’ agreement that the Court should
substitute defendant Todd Stafne’s representative pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(a), the
Court will abstain from ruling on plaintiff’s motion to amend the judgment until after
substitution of the administrator of Todd Stafne’s estate has been effected. A case
records search revealed that a probate proceeding was filed by Mayumi Ohata Stafne in
Snohomish County Superior Court on June 15, 2017, Case Number 17-4-01079-31.
Once Letters of Administration have been issued naming an administrator of Todd
Stafne’s estate, a motion for substitution, which may be made by any party, should be
filed promptly, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(a).

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(2)
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The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of

Dated this 20th day of June, 2017.
William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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