Branbar, LLC v. First American Title Insurance Company

Filing 18

ORDER Granting 17 Stipulated Motion to Allow Deposition of Plaintiff's Expert Witness After Discovery Deadline, by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. The deposition of Bruce J. Dodds shall be taken by defendant on 3/3/17. (KERR)

The Honorable Robert S. Lasnik

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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BRANBAR, LLC,
Plaintiff,

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NO. 16-CV-00842-RSL

v.
FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendant.

STIPULATED MOTION TO
ALLOW DEPOSITION OF
PLAINTIFF'S EXPERT WITNESS
AFTER DISCOVERY DEADLINE

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Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 29, LR 7(d)(1) and LR 10(g), the parties hereby stipulate to

15 and move the Court for an Order allowing defendant to take the deposition of plaintiff’s
16 expert witness, Bruce J. Dodds, on Friday, March 3, 2017, which is after the current
17 February 21, 2017 discovery deadline. Plaintiff’s expert witness’s office is located in
18 Washington, but has been engaging in prolonged travel without any dates available to sit for a
19 deposition in Washington State prior to the close of discovery. The parties’ counsel have met
20 and conferred with each other, and plaintiff’s counsel has informed defendant that the earliest
21 availability for an in-person deposition in Washington State is March 3, 2017. No other
22 deadlines are being requested to be amended, and no other discovery is being requested to
23 take place after the February 21, 2017 deadline. Extending the discovery deadline for this
24 single deposition is justified because otherwise defendant and plaintiff would potentially have
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STIPULATED MOTION TO ALLOW DEPOSITION OF
PLAINTIFF'S EXPERT WITNESS AFTER DISCOVERY
DEADLINE - 1
1435682.01

1 to bear the unnecessary expense of out-of-state travel to conduct the deposition of an expert
2 witness whose place of business is Medina, Washington.
For the reasons identified above, the parties stipulate to allowing the deposition of

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4 Bruce J. Dodds of Dodds Consulting Engineers, Inc. P.S. to be taken by defendant on
5 March 3, 2017 after the close of discovery.
DATED this 14th day of February, 2017.

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/s/ Robert M. Crowley
Jonah Harrison, WSBA #34576
Robert M. Crowley, WSBA #37953
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Impact Law Group PLLC
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98101
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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/s/ Teruyuki S. Olsen
Teruyuki S. Olsen, WSBA #40855
Attorneys for Defendant
RYAN, SWANSON & CLEVELAND, PLLC
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3400
Seattle, Washington 98101-3034
[e-mail]

IT IS SO ORDERED this 14th day of February, 2017.

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A
Robert S. Lasnik

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United States District Judge 

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STIPULATED MOTION TO ALLOW DEPOSITION OF
PLAINTIFF'S EXPERT WITNESS AFTER DISCOVERY
DEADLINE - 2
1435682.01