United States of America v. Gould et al

Filing 64

MINUTE ORDER striking defendant Jane C Polinder's 57 Motion to Compel; denying defendant David Gould's 55 Motion for Protective Order, Gould shall provide to counsel for the government, within fourteen days of the date of this Minute Order, copies of all his passports; granting parties' 58 Agreed Motion to Continue Trial Date and Related Deadlines as follows: Defendant Gould's deposition shall be conducted on or before 8/3/2018, Discovery completed by 8/31/2018, Joint Status Report due by 9/14/2018. 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:

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(1)
Defendant Jane Polinder having withdrawn her motion to compel discovery
from defendant David Gould, see Reply at 2 (docket no. 63), such motion, docket no. 57,
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(2)
Defendant David Gould’s motion for a protective order, docket no. 55, as to
which no reply was timely filed, see Minute Order at ¶ 1 (docket no. 61), is DENIED.
The Court DECLINES to require the government to take pro se defendant Gould’s
deposition via telephone, video, or written questions or at a location in Asia. Gould shall
provide to counsel for the government, within fourteen (14) days of the date of this
Minute Order, copies of all of his passports. If counsel for the government determines
that Gould can enter the United States on one or more of his passports without risk of
arrest, detention, or restriction on return travel, the government may note and take his
deposition in Seattle at a mutually convenient time. If Gould cannot so enter the United
States, the government may note and take his deposition in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada.

(3)
The parties’ agreed motion to continue the trial date and related deadlines,
docket no. 58, is GRANTED as follows. The bench trial date of September 4, 2018, and
22 all remaining related dates and deadlines are STRICKEN. Defendant Gould’s deposition
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1 shall be conducted on or before August 3, 2018. All discovery shall be complete by
August 31, 2018. On or before September 14, 2018, the parties shall confer and file a
2 Joint Status Report indicating when they will be prepared for trial in this matter.
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record.

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

Dated this 4th day of May, 2018.

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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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