Milestone Condominium Association v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company et al

Filing 14

ORDER granting 13 Stipulated Motion continuing the deadline for Expert Witness Disclosure/Reports under FRCP 26(a)(2) from 2/21/2018 to 3/16/2018. Signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (PM)

HONORABLE RICARDO S. MARTINEZ

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

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MILESTONE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION No. C17-832 RSM
a Washington nonprofit corporation,
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER
TO CONTINUE DEADLINE FOR
Plaintiff,
EXCHANGE OF EXPERT WITNESS
v.
DISCLOSURE/REPORTS PURSUANT
TO FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(2)
STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY
COMPANY, an Illinois Company; and DOE
INSURANCE COMPANIES 1-10,

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Defendants.

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STIPULATED MOTION

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Come now, the Parties to the above-entitled action, by and through their respective

19 counsel, and stipulate to this motion for a continuance of the expert disclosure deadline.

Currently, the expert disclosure deadline is scheduled for February 21, 2018. The parties

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21 stipulate to a continuance of this deadline to March 16, 2018 (a continuance of twenty-three (23)
22 days) to provide the parties’ expert witnesses with additional time to finalize their opinions.
23 Therefore, the parties stipulate to this motion for a short continuance of the following date:
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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO
CONTINUE EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINE
(2:17-cv-00832-RSM) (2:17-cv-832-RSM) - 1

STEIN, SUDWEEKS & HOUSER, PLLC
2701 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 430
SEATTLE, WA 98121
PHONE [phone] FAX [phone]

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Current Deadline

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Proposed Deadline

February 21, 2018

March 16, 2018

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Expert Disclosure
Deadline

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Pursuant to LR 16(b)(5) a scheduling Order may be modified “only for good cause and

6 with the judge’s consent.” In this matter, an extension of the expert disclosure deadline will
7 provide the parties’ expert witnesses additional time to finalize their opinions. Additionally, the
8 Association’s expert consultant, Martin Flores of Dimensional Building Consultants, will be out
9 of state and unreachable during the week expert disclosures are due.
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The parties continue to diligently pursue discovery in this matter. Both parties have

11 exchanged written discovery. Additionally, the parties have agreed to promptly provide available
12 deposition dates for the following witnesses:
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The Association’s expert consultant, Martin Flores (late March);
The Association’s Fed.R.Civ.P. 30(b)(6) (in late February or early March);
State Farm’s Fed.R.Civ.P. 30(b)(6) (in late March or early April);
State Farm’s expert consultant, JRP Engineering (early April).

This extension of the expert disclosure deadline will not change any other dates or events
contained in the Order Setting Trial Date and Related Dates (Dkt. #12).

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DATED this 31st day of January, 2018.
STEIN, SUDWEEKS & HOUSER, PLLC

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/s/ Jessica R. Burns
Justin Sudweeks, WSBA #28755
Jessica R. Burns, WSBA #49852
2701 First Avenue, Suite 430
Seattle, WA 98121
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO
CONTINUE EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINE
(2:17-cv-00832-RSM) (2:17-cv-832-RSM) - 2

STEIN, SUDWEEKS & HOUSER, PLLC
2701 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 430
SEATTLE, WA 98121
PHONE [phone] FAX [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Milestone Condominium
Association
REED MCCLURE

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/s/ Jessica R. Burns, WSBA 49852, for Michael Rogers, via
email authorization 01/30/2018
Michael Rogers, WSBA #16423
1215 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1700
Seattle, WA 98161
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorney for Defendant State Farm

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ORDER

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Based on the above stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED that the expert disclosure deadline is

13 continued from February 21, 2018 to March 16, 2018. No other deadlines or events are altered.
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DATED this 2nd day of February 2018.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO
CONTINUE EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINE
(2:17-cv-00832-RSM) (2:17-cv-832-RSM) - 3

STEIN, SUDWEEKS & HOUSER, PLLC
2701 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 430
SEATTLE, WA 98121
PHONE [phone] FAX [phone]