Jack et al v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec LLC et al

Filing 184

MINUTE ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE AND RELATED DATES by Judge James L. Robart; Length of Trial: *15 days*. Jury Trial is set for 10/15/2018 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 14106 before Judge James L. Robart. Joinder of Parties due by 7/18/2017, Status Conference set for 3/21/2018 at 10:30 AM before Judge James L. Robart, Amended Pleadings due by 4/18/2018, Discovery completed by 6/18/2018, Dispositive motions due by 7/17/2018, Expert Witness Disclosure/Reports under FRCP 26(a)(2) due by 4/18/2018, Motions due by 5/18/2018, Motions in Limine due by 9/4/2018, Pretrial Order due by 9/24/2018, Attorney settlement conference to be held by 8/16/2018, Voir dire/jury instructions/trial briefs due by 10/9/2018, Pretrial Conference set for 10/1/2018 at 02:00 PM before Judge James L. Robart. (AD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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PATRICK JACK, et al.,
No. C17-0537JLR

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Plaintiffs,
v.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LTD,
et al.,

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MINUTE ORDER SETTING
TRIAL DATE AND RELATED
DATES

Defendants.
JURY TRIAL DATE

October 15, 2018
at 1:30 p.m.

Length of Trial

15 days

Deadline for joining additional parties

July 18, 2017

Status Conference to be attended by all parties

March 21, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.

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Deadline for amended pleadings

April 18, 2018

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Disclosure of expert testimony under
FRCP 26(a)(2)

April 18, 2018

All motions related to discovery must be filed by
(see LCR 7(d))

May 18, 2018

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Discovery completed by

June 18, 2018

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All dispositive motions and motions challenging
expert witness testimony must be filed by
(see LCR 7(d))

July 17, 2018

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Settlement conference held no later than

August 16, 2018
September 4, 2018

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All motions in limine must be filed by
All motions in limine shall be filed as
one motion.

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Agreed pretrial order due

September 24, 2018

Deposition Designations must be submitted to
the court (not filed on CM/ECF) by
(see LCR 32(e))

September 26, 2018

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Pretrial conference to be held at 2:00 PM on

October 1, 2018

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Trial briefs, proposed voir dire, jury
instructions by

October 9, 2018

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Motions in limine raised in trial
briefs will not be considered.

The court is aware of the unique circumstances of this case, particularly the
health of one of the plaintiffs and the large number of defendants. Accordingly, the
court reviewed the parties’ joint status report carefully and accommodated the
parties’ requests when possible.

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All other dates are specified in the Local Civil Rules. If any of the dates

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identified in this Order or the Local Civil Rules fall on a weekend or federal holiday,

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the act or event shall be performed on the next business day. These are firm dates

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that can be changed only by order of the court, not by agreement of counsel or

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parties. The court will alter these dates only upon good cause shown: failure to

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complete discovery within the time allowed is not recognized as good cause.

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As required by LCR 37(a), all discovery matters are to be resolved by

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agreement if possible. In addition, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16,
the Court “direct[s] that before moving for an order relating to discovery, the movant
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must request a conference with the court” by notifying Ashleigh Drecktrah at

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[phone]. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(3)(B)(v).

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Counsel are directed to cooperate in preparing the final pretrial order in the
format required by LCR 16.1, except as ordered below.
The original and one copy of the trial exhibits are to be delivered to the
courtroom deputy by close of business the Thursday before trial. Each exhibit shall
be clearly marked. Plaintiffs’ exhibits shall be numbered consecutively beginning
with 1; Defendants’ exhibits shall be numbered consecutively beginning with A−1.
Duplicate documents shall not be listed twice: once a party has identified an exhibit
in the pretrial order, any party may use it. Each set of exhibits shall be submitted in a

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three−ring binder with appropriately numbered tabs.
Counsel must be prepared to begin trial on the date scheduled, but it should
be understood that the trial may have to await the completion of other cases.
Should this case settle, counsel shall notify Ashleigh Drecktrah at

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[phone] as soon as possible. An attorney who fails to give the Deputy Clerk

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prompt notice of settlement may be subject to such discipline as the court deems

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appropriate.

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A copy of this Minute Order shall be mailed to all counsel of record.

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DATED:

June 22, 2017.

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s/ Ashleigh Drecktrah_____
Ashleigh Drecktrah, Deputy Clerk to
Hon. James L. Robart
[phone]

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