Grieve v. Seabourn Cruise Line Limited

Filing 13

AMENDED ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE & RELATED DATES; Length of trial: 5 days, Jury Trial is set for 5/7/2018 before Judge Robert S. Lasnik. Expert Witness Disclosure/Reports under FRCP 26(a)(2) due by 11/8/2017, Discovery completed by 1/7/2018, Dispositive motions due by 2/6/2018, Amended Pleadings due by 11/8/2017, Motions in Limine due by 4/9/2018, Pretrial Order due by 4/25/2018, Attorney settlement conference to be held by 1/21/2018, Trial briefs to be submitted by 5/2/2018, Proposed voir dire/jury instructions due by 5/2/2018, by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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LESLEY GRIEVE, individually and as
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WENDY PORTMAN LEWIS, deceased,
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Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. C16-1362RSL
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TRIAL DATE & RELATED
DATES

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SEABOURN CRUISE LINE LIMITED,
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Defendant.
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TRIAL DATE

May 7, 2018

Deadline for amending pleadings

November 8, 2017

Reports from expert witnesses under FRCP 26(a)(2) due

November 8, 2017

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All motions related to discovery must be noted on the motion
calendar no later than the Friday before discovery
closes pursuant to LCR 7(d) or LCR 37(a)(2)

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Discovery completed by

January 7, 2018

Settlement conference held no later than

January 21, 2018

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All dispositive motions must be filed by and noted on the
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motion calendar no later than the fourth Friday
thereafter (see LCR 7(d)(3))
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February 6, 2018

1 All motions in limine must be filed by and noted on the
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April 9, 2018

motion calendar no earlier than the second Friday
thereafter. Replies will be accepted.

3 Agreed pretrial order due

April 25, 2018

4 Pretrial conference to be scheduled by the Court
5 Trial briefs, proposed voir dire questions, proposed jury

May 2, 2018

instructions, and trial exhibits due
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Length of Trial: 5 days

Jury

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These dates are set at the direction of the Court after reviewing the “Stipulated

9 Motion and Proposed Order for Continuation of Trial Date and Related Dates” submitted
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by the parties on April 21, 2017. All other dates have already passed or are specified in
the Local Civil Rules. If any of the dates identified in this Order or the Local Civil Rules

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fall on a weekend or federal holiday, the act or event shall be performed on the next
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business day. These are firm dates that can be changed only by order of the Court, not by
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agreement of counsel or the parties. The Court will alter these dates only upon good
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cause shown; failure to complete discovery within the time allowed is not recognized as
good cause.
If the trial date assigned to this matter creates an irreconcilable conflict, counsel

19 must notify Teri Roberts, the judicial assistant, at 206-370-8810 within 10 days of the
20 date of this Order and must set forth the exact nature of the conflict. A failure to do so
21 will be deemed a waiver. Counsel must be prepared to begin trial on the date scheduled,
22 but it should be understood that the trial may have to await the completion of other cases.
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The settlement conference conducted between the close of discovery and the filing
of dispositive motions requires a face-to-face meeting or a telephone conference between
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1 persons with authority to settle the case. The settlement conference does not have to
2 involve a third-party neutral.
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ALTERATIONS TO ELECTRONIC FILING PROCEDURES AND LOCAL RULES
Information and procedures for electronic filing can be found on the Western
District of Washington’s website at www.wawd.uscourts.gov. Pro se litigants may file

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either electronically or in paper form. The following alterations to the Electronic Filing
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Procedures apply in all cases pending before Judge Lasnik:
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– Alteration to LCR 10(e)(9) - Effective July 1, 2014, the Western District of
Washington will no longer accept courtesy copies in 3-ring binders. All courtesy copies

11 must be 3-hole punched, tabbed, and bound by rubber bands or clips. If any courtesy
12 copies are delivered to the intake desk or chambers in 3-ring binders, the binders will be
13 returned immediately. This policy does NOT apply to the submission of trial exhibits.
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– Alteration to Section III, Paragraph M of the Electronic Filing Procedures -

15 Unless the proposed order is stipulated, agreed, or otherwise uncontested, the parties need
16 not e-mail a copy of the order to the judge’s e-mail address.
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– Pursuant to LCR 10(e)(10), all references in the parties’ filings to exhibits
should be as specific as possible (i.e., the reference should cite the specific page numbers,

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paragraphs, line numbers, etc.). All exhibits must be marked to designate testimony or
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evidence referred to in the parties’ filings. Filings that do not comply with LCR 10(e)
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may be rejected and/or returned to the filing party, particularly if a party submits lengthy
deposition testimony without highlighting or other required markings.

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– Alteration to LCR 7(d)(4) - Any motion in limine must be filed by the date set

2 forth above and noted on the motion calendar no earlier than the second Friday thereafter.
3 Any response is due on or before the Wednesday before the noting date. Parties may file
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and serve reply memoranda, not to exceed nine pages in length, on or before the noting
date.

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PRIVACY POLICY
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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 and LCR 5.2, parties must redact
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the following information from documents and exhibits before they are filed with the
court:

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* Dates of Birth - redact to the year of birth

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* Names of Minor Children - redact to the initials

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* Social Security Numbers and Taxpayer Identification Numbers - redact in their

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* Financial Accounting Information - redact to the last four digits

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* Passport Numbers and Driver License Numbers - redact in their entirety

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All documents filed in the above-captioned matter must comply with Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 5.2 and LCR 5.2.

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COOPERATION
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As required by LCR 37(a), all discovery matters are to be resolved by agreement if
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possible. Counsel are further directed to cooperate in preparing the final pretrial order in
the format required by LCR 16.1, except as ordered below.

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TRIAL EXHIBITS
The original and one copy of the trial exhibits are to be delivered to chambers five

3 days before the trial date. Each exhibit shall be clearly marked. Exhibit tags are
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available in the Clerk’s Office. The Court hereby alters the LCR 16.1 procedure for
numbering exhibits: plaintiff’s exhibits shall be numbered consecutively beginning with

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1; defendant’s exhibits shall be numbered consecutively beginning with 500. Duplicate
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documents shall not be listed twice: once a party has identified an exhibit in the pretrial
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order, any party may use it. Each set of exhibits shall be submitted in a three-ring binder
with appropriately numbered tabs.
SETTLEMENT

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Should this case settle, counsel shall notify the Deputy Clerk, Kerry Simonds, at

13 206-370-8519, as soon as possible. Pursuant to LCR 11(b), an attorney who fails to give
14 the Deputy Clerk prompt notice of settlement may be subject to such discipline as the
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Dated this 24th day of April, 2017.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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