Milestone Condominium Association v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company et al
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ORDER granting Plaintiff's 15 Motion for Protective Order Barring State Farm's Deposition of Keith Soltner, signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (SWT)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
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MILESTONE CONDOMINIUM
ASSOCIATION, a Washington nonprofit
corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER
BARRING STATE FARM’S DEPOSITION
OF KEITH SOLTNER
STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY
COMPANY, an Illinois Company; and DOE
INSURANCE COMPANIES 1-10,
Defendants.
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Case No. C17-0832 RSM
This matter having come on for hearing before the Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez on
Plaintiff’s Motion for a Protective order Barring or Limiting the Scope of State Farm’s Deposition
of Keith Soltner (Dkt. #15), and the Court having considered:
(1) Plaintiff’s Motion for a Protective Order Barring or Limiting the Scope of State Farm’s
Deposition of Keith Soltner;
(2) Declaration of Justin Sudweeks in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for a Protective Order
Barring or Limiting the Scope of State Farm’s Deposition of Keith Soltner;
(3) Declaration of Keith Soltner;
(4) State Farm’s Response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order;
(5) Declaration of Michael S. Rogers in Response to Motion for Protective Order and exhibits
thereto;
(6) Plaintiff Milestone Condominium Association’s Reply Re: Motion for a Protective Order
Barring or Limiting the Scope of State Farm’s Deposition of Keith Soltner; and
ORDER (No. 2:17-cv-00832-RSM) - 1
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(7) Reply Declaration of Justin Sudweeks Re Motion for Protective Order Re Deposition of
Keith Soltner;
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IT IS SO ORDERED that: The Association’s motion for a protective order (Dkt. #15) is
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GRANTED for the reasons set forth in Plaintiff’s motion and reply briefs. The Association’s
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former expert, Keith Soltner, is no longer retained as an expert witness and will not be testifying
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at trial. State Farm has not demonstrated exceptional circumstances to justify the deposition of
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Keith Soltner. Thus, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4)(D), State Farm is not entitled to take
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Mr. Soltner’s deposition.
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DATED THIS 17th day of May 2018.
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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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ORDER (No. 2:17-cv-00832-RSM) - 2
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