Acushnet Company v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

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ORDER to Consolidate. Court ORDERS that Acushnet Company v. Costco Wholesale Corp, No. 17-C1214 be CONSOLIDATED into Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Acushnet Company, No. 17-C423 for all purposes. The parties are directed to file all future pleadings under No. 17-C423. Signed by Judge Richard A Jones. (TH)

HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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COSTCO WHOLESALE
CORPORATION,

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No. 2:17-cv-0423-RAJ

Plaintiff,
v.
ACUSHNET COMPANY,

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Defendant.

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ACUSHNET COMPANY,

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Plaintiff,

No. 2:17-cv-1214-RAJ
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v.
COSTCO WHOLESALE
CORPORATION,

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Defendant.
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This matter comes before the Court on issues raised in the “Related Case” sections
of the Joint Status Reports filed by the parties in the above-captioned cases, Costco

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Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) and Acushnet Company (“Acushnet”). Costco and

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Acushnet are parties in two actions before this Court, Costco Wholesale Corp. v.

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Acushnet Company, No. 17-C423 and Acushnet Company v. Costco Wholesale Corp, No.

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17-C1214. The parties agree that both actions raise the same claims, defenses, and
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questions of fact. The parties also agree that the cases should be consolidated into one

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action. However, the parties disagree as to which action of the two should proceed.

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Having considered the submissions of the parties, the relevant portions of the record, and

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the applicable law, the Court ORDERS that Acushnet Company v. Costco Wholesale

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Corp, No. 17-C1214 be CONSOLIDATED into Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Acushnet

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Company, No. 17-C423 for all purposes. The parties are directed to file all future

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pleadings under No. 17-C423.

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DATED this 29th day of November, 2017.

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The Honorable Richard A. Jones
United States District Judge

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