United States et alv. Diversified Maintenance Systems, Inc. et al

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ORDER EXTENDING STAY of case to 8/1/2018; parties directed to file a Joint Status Report no later than 8/1/2018. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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UNITED STATES, for the use and
benefit of TERAS
CONSTRUCTION, LLC,

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ORDER EXTENDING STAY

Plaintiff,
v.

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CASE NO. C16-0150JLR

DIVERSIFIED MAINTENANCE
SYSTEMS, INC.,

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Defendant.
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Before the court is the parties’ joint status report and response to the court’s order
to show cause. (See JSR (Dkt. # 25); see also OSC (Dkt. # 24).) The parties state that
they have agreed to mediate the underlying arbitration on April 3, 2018, and to re-set the
dates for the arbitration “on an immediate basis” if they are unsuccessful in reaching
settlement. (JSR at 1-2.) On this basis, they ask the court to extend the stay in this case
to August 1, 2018. (Id. at 2.) The court GRANTS this joint request and extends the stay

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to August 1, 2018. The court also ORDERS the parties to file a joint status report within

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one week of any settlement or other resolution of the underlying arbitration, but in any

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event by no later than August 1, 2018.

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The court also reviewed the parties’ response to the court’s order to show cause

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why the court should not impose sanctions for the parties’ failure to timely file a March

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20, 2018, joint status report as the court directed in its September 20, 2017, order. (See

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JSR at 2-3.) Based on their response, the court declines to impose sanctions on the

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parties at this time. The court cautions, however, that any further noncompliance with

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the court’s orders is likely to result in sanctions.

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Dated this 4th day of April, 2018.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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