United States of America v. Gould et al

Filing 119

MINUTE ORDER directing the Government to make arrangements to depose defendant David Gould by videoconference or similar method; deferring and RENOTING to 8/23/2019 Government's 101 Second MOTION for Sanctions; extending deadline for filing dispositive motions to 9/12/2019; extending deadline for filing all motions related to expert witnesses to 9/19/2019. 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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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

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C16-1041 TSZ
v.

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MINUTE ORDER
DAVID A. GOULD, et al.,

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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:
(1)
Having reviewed the Government’s reply, docket no. 117, in support of its
motion for sanctions, docket no. 101, the Court DIRECTS the Government to make
arrangements to depose defendant David A. Gould by videoconference or similar
method. The Government may record the deposition by any means of its choosing.
Such deposition shall occur at a mutually convenient time on or before August 16, 2019.
The Court ORDERS defendant David A. Gould to cooperate in scheduling the deposition
and to attend and participate in good faith in the deposition. Any failure to do so on
defendant David A. Gould’s part shall be grounds for entry of default against him. All
documents to be used during such deposition by any party, including materials on which
defendant David A. Gould will rely to refresh his recollection or otherwise, shall be
transmitted via email or facsimile to the opposing party or parties at least three (3)
business days in advance of the deposition. The Government’s motion for sanctions,
docket no. 101, is DEFERRED and RENOTED to August 23, 2019. On or before the
new noting date, the Government shall file a supplemental reply describing the status of
discovery and indicating whether any additional grounds exist for seeking sanctions
against defendant David A. Gould.

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(2)
The deadline for filing dispositive motions is sua sponte EXTENDED from
July 17, 2019, to September 12, 2019. The deadline for filing all motions related to
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record.

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

Dated this 10th day of July, 2019.

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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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