Lafferty v. Liu et al

Filing 53

ORDER denying parties' 51 Stipulated Motion to Dispose Incarcerated Plaintiff. Signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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SHANE LAFFERTY, a single person,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
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CHRISTOPHER LIU, et al.,
Defendants.

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) CASE NO. C17-0749RSM
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) ORDER DENYING STIPULATED
) MOTION TO DEPOSE PLAINTIFF
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This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Stipulated Motion to Depose
Incarcerated Plaintiff. Dkt. #51.

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First, some procedural history. The parties have previously stipulated to continue trial
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twice. Dkts. #15 and #18. Each time the deadline for discovery has been extended. The current

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deadline for discovery motions passed on May 25, 2018, and the discovery cut-off was June 25,

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2018. Dkt. #20. The parties filed this Motion on June 26, 2018.

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In the instant Motion, the parties seek leave under Rule 30(a) to depose Plaintiff who is

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incarcerated and to extend the discovery cut-off to August 31, 2018, for that purpose. Dkt. #51.
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The parties make no mention of the above expired deadlines. Understandably, the parties argue
that this deponent’s “testimony is important to this action.” Id. at 1–2. However, the parties fail

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to explain why Plaintiff could not have been deposed earlier, and why they waited until after
discovery closed to make the instant Motion.
The Court finds the parties have failed to show good cause for modification of the
Scheduling Order. Accordingly, having considered the relevant briefing and the remainder of

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the record, the Court hereby finds and ORDERS that the parties’ Stipulated Motion to Depose
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Incarcerated Plaintiff, Dkt. #51, is DENIED.
DATED this 26th day of June, 2018.

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A
RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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