National Frozen Foods Corporation v. Berkley Assurance Company

Filing 64

STIPULATION AND ORDER Amending Case Scheduling Order re parties' 63 Stipulated Motion; Expert Witness Disclosure/Reports under FRCP 26(a)(2) deadline is extended to 8/22/2018, signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez.(SWT)

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The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

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NATIONAL FROZEN FOODS
CORPORATION, a Washington corporation
NO. 2:17-cv-00339 RSM
Plaintiff

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v.

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BERKELEY ASSURANCE COMPANY, an
Iowa corporation; AMWINS BROKERAGE
OF ILLINOIS, a North Carolina Limited
Liability Company; AMWINS BROKERAGE
OF ARIZONA, a Delaware Limited Liability
Company; and AMWINS GROUP LLC, a
Delaware Limited Liability Company,

STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER
REGARDING AMENDING CASE
SCHEDULING DEADLINE FOR
DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT
TESTIMONY UNDER FED. R. CIV. P.
26(a)(2)

Defendants.

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STIPULATION

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COME NOW the parties, by and through their counsel of record, and hereby stipulate and

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agree to this joint request to the Court to extend the deadline for disclosure of expert testimony
under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2). The parties request the extension because:
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The current deadline for disclosure of expert testimony under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) is
August 8, 2018. Dkt. No. 53 at 2.

STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING
AMENDING CASE SCHEDULING DEADLINE FOR
DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT TESTIMONY UNDER
FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(2) - 1

AndrewsSkinner, P.S.
645 Elliott Ave. W., Ste. 350
Seattle, WA 98119
Tel: [phone]  Fax: [phone]

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The parties have coordinated to note and depose both non-party witnesses and the parties
themselves between the weeks of June 11, 2018 to July 25, 2018.

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The parties request the deadline for disclosure of expert testimony under Fed. R. Civ. P.

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26(a)(2) be extended by two weeks to August 22, 2018. The extension enables the parties

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to complete the upcoming depositions and provides the parties’ experts sufficient time to

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prepare their opinions.

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On May 11, 2018, the parties conducted a telephonic conference to discuss the upcoming

8 depositions and agreed to submit a joint request to extend the existing deadline for the disclosure
9 of expert testimony under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) to August 22, 2018.
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DATED this 18th day of May, 2018.
ANDREWS ▪ SKINNER, P.S.

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By s/ Stephen G. Skinner
Stephen G. Skinner, WSBA #17317
Alison L. Markette, WSBA # 46477
645 Elliott Ave. W., Suite 350, Seattle, WA 98119
206-223-9248 | Fax: [phone]
[e-mail],
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants AMWINS Brokerage of
Illinois, AMWINS Brokerage of Arizona, and
AMWINS Group LLC

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING
AMENDING CASE SCHEDULING DEADLINE FOR
DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT TESTIMONY UNDER
FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(2) - 2

AndrewsSkinner, P.S.
645 Elliott Ave. W., Ste. 350
Seattle, WA 98119
Tel: [phone]  Fax: [phone]

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GORDON TILDEN THOMAS & CORDELL LLP

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By Brendan Winslow-Nason
Dale L. Kingman, WSBA #07060
Greg D. Pendleton, WSBA #38361
Brendan Winslow-Nason, WSBA #39328
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4000
Seattle, Washington 98154-1007
206.467.6477
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff National Frozen Foods
Corp.

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SELMAN BREITMAN LLP

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By Justin S. Landreth
Peter J. Mintzer, WSBA #19995
Justin S. Landreth, WSBA #44849
Selman Breitman LLP
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98104
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant Berkley Assurance
Company
MOUNT COTTON WOLLAN & GREENGRASS LLP

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By Diana McMonagle
Jeffrey S. Weinstein*
Diana McMonagle*
Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP
One New York Plaza, 44th Floor
New York, NY 10004
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
*Admitted Pro Hac Vice
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING
AMENDING CASE SCHEDULING DEADLINE FOR
DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT TESTIMONY UNDER
FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(2) - 3

AndrewsSkinner, P.S.
645 Elliott Ave. W., Ste. 350
Seattle, WA 98119
Tel: [phone]  Fax: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Berkley Assurance Co.

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ORDER
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED the deadline for disclosure of expert testimony under Fed. R.
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Civ. P. 26(a)(2) is extended to August 22, 2018.
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DATED: May 21, 2018.
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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING
AMENDING CASE SCHEDULING DEADLINE FOR
DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT TESTIMONY UNDER
FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(2) - 4

AndrewsSkinner, P.S.
645 Elliott Ave. W., Ste. 350
Seattle, WA 98119
Tel: [phone]  Fax: [phone]