Mortenson Manson, A Joint Venture v. ACE American Insurance Company

Filing 18

STIPULATION AND ORDER granting second extension of time to file JSR; Joint Status Report due by 7/31/2017, by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (RS)

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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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MORTENSON MANSON, A JOINT
VENTURE, a Washington joint venture,
Plaintiff,

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v.
ACE
AMERICAN
INSURANCE
COMPANY, a foreign insurance company,

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No. 2:17-cv-00778-RSM
STIPULATION AND ORDER
GRANTING SECOND EXTENSION
OF TIME TO FILE INITIAL
DISCLOSURES AND COMBINED
JOINT STATUS REPORT AND
DISCOVERY PLAN

Defendant.

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Plaintiff, Mortenson Manson, a Joint Venture, (“MMJV”), and Defendant, ACE

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American Insurance Company, (“ACE”), by and through their respective counsel thereto,

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stipulate and agree that the time in which the parties shall have to submit their FRCP 26(a)(1)

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Initial Disclosures shall be extended for good cause shown to July 24, 2017, and the FRCP

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26(f) Combined Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan shall be extended for good cause

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shown to July 31, 2017.

STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING
SECOND EXTENSION OF TIME - 1
CASE NO. 2:17-cv-00778-RSM

OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER LLP

701 PIKE STREET, SUITE 1700
SEATTLE, WA 98101-3930
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

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MEMORANDUM OF LAW

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Rule 6(b)(1)(A) states, in pertinent part: “When an act may or must be done within a

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specified time, the court may, for good cause, extend the time: (A) with or without motion or

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notice if the court acts, or if a request is made, before the original time or its extension expires

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…” Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A).

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Accordingly, the Court has the discretion and authority to grant an extension of time

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for the filing of pleadings for good cause. See PLU Investments, LLC v. Intraspect Group,

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Inc., C10-626RSL, 2011 WL 1376192, at *1 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 12, 2011) (citing In re Veritas

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Software Corp. Sec. Litig.,496 F.3d 962, 974 (9th Cir. 2007)). A motion for extension of time

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filed before a deadline has passed should “normally … be granted in the absence of bad faith

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on the part of the party seeking relief or prejudice to the adverse party.” Id. (citing Ahanchian

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x. Xenon Pictures, Inc., 624 F.3d 1253, 1259 (9th Cir. 2010).

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Here, because the parties are engaged in discussions to efficiently gather extensive

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construction project and insurance documents for production, there is good cause to grant this

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extension of time and allow the parties until July 24, 2017 to submit their FRCP 26(a)(1) Initial

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Disclosures and until July 31, 2017 to submit their FRCP 26(f) Combined Joint Status Report

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and Discovery Plan. This is the parties’ second request for a short extension for good cause,

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and the parties believe further extensions will not be necessary.

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DATED this 14th day of July, 2017.

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OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER LLP

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BY: /S/ Angelia D. Wesch
Angelia D. Wesch, WSBA No. 23377
701 Pike Street, Suite 1700
Seattle, WA 98101-3930
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING
SECOND EXTENSION OF TIME - 2
CASE NO. 2:17-cv-00778-RSM

OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER LLP

701 PIKE STREET, SUITE 1700
SEATTLE, WA 98101-3930
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

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Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Mortenson Manson,
A Joint Venture

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WILSON SMITH COCHRAN DICKERSON

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BY: /S/ Scott M. Stickney
BY: /S/ Maria E. Sotirhos
BY: /S/ Jeff M. Sbaih
Scott M. Stickney, WSBA # 14540
Maria E. Sotirhos, WSBA # 21726
Jeff M. Sbaih, WSBA # 51551
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700
Seattle, WA 98164-2050
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for ACE American Insurance Co.

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 17 day of July 2017.

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A

RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING
SECOND EXTENSION OF TIME - 3
CASE NO. 2:17-cv-00778-RSM

OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER LLP

701 PIKE STREET, SUITE 1700
SEATTLE, WA 98101-3930
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

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Presented by:

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OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER LLP

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BY: /S/ Angelia D. Wesch
Angelia D. Wesch, WSBA No. 23377
701 Pike Street, Suite 1700
Seattle, WA 98101-3930
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Mortenson Manson,
A Joint Venture

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Approved as to Form; Notice of Presentation
Waived; Copy Received:

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WILSON SMITH COCHRAN DICKERSON

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BY: /S/ Scott M. Stickney
BY: /S/ Maria E. Sotirhos
BY: /S/ Jeff M. Sbaih
Scott M. Stickney, WSBA # 14540
Maria E. Sotirhos, WSBA # 21726
Jeff M. Sbaih, WSBA # 51551
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700
Seattle, WA 98164-2050
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for ACE American Insurance Co.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING
SECOND EXTENSION OF TIME - 4
CASE NO. 2:17-cv-00778-RSM

OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER LLP

701 PIKE STREET, SUITE 1700
SEATTLE, WA 98101-3930
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]