Olympic Air, Inc. et al v. Helicopter Technology Company et al

Filing 163

FOURTH AMENDED ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE & RELATED DATES re Parties' 162 Stipulated MOTION. 10-day Jury Trial is set for 3/6/2023 before Judge Robert S. Lasnik. Motions in Limine due by 2/6/2023, Agreed Pretrial Order due by 2/22/2023, Voir dire/jury instructions/trial briefs/trial exhibits due by 3/1/2023. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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8 OLYMPIC AIR, INC. and CATLIN
INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.,
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Plaintiff,
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HELICOPTER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, et
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Case No. C17-1257RSL
FOURTH AMENDED ORDER
SETTING TRIAL DATE &
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Defendant.

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14 TRIAL DATE

March 6, 2023

15 All motions in limine must be filed by and noted on the motion
calendar no earlier than the second Friday thereafter.
Replies will be accepted.
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February 6, 2023

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Agreed pretrial order due

February 22, 2023

Pretrial conference to be scheduled by the Court
Trial briefs, proposed voir dire questions, proposed jury
instructions, and trial exhibits due

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March 1, 2023
Jury

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These dates are set at the direction of the Court after reviewing the Stipulated Motion to
Continue Trial Date by the parties. All other dates are specified in the Local Civil Rules. If any
of the dates identified in this Order or the Local Civil Rules fall on a weekend or federal holiday,
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1 the act or event shall be performed on the next business day. These are firm dates that can be
2 changed only by order of the Court, not by agreement of counsel or the parties. The Court will
3 alter these dates only upon good cause shown; failure to complete discovery within the time
4 allowed is not recognized as good cause.
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If the trial date assigned to this matter creates an irreconcilable conflict, counsel must

6 notify Teri Roberts, the judicial assistant, at 206-370-8810 within 10 days of the date of this
7 Order and must set forth the exact nature of the conflict. A failure to do so will be deemed a
8 waiver. Counsel must be prepared to begin trial on the date scheduled, but it should be
9 understood that the trial may have to await the completion of other cases.
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The settlement conference conducted between the close of discovery and the filing of

11 dispositive motions requires a face-to-face meeting or a telephone conference between persons
12 with authority to settle the case. The settlement conference does not have to involve a third13 party neutral.
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ALTERATIONS TO ELECTRONIC FILING PROCEDURES AND LOCAL RULES
Information and procedures for electronic filing can be found on the Western District of

16 Washington’s website at www.wawd.uscourts.gov. Pro se litigants may file either
17 electronically or in paper form. The following alterations to the Electronic Filing Procedures
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– Alteration to LCR 10(e)(9) - Effective July 1, 2014, the Western District of Washington

20 will no longer accept courtesy copies in 3-ring binders. All courtesy copies must be 3-hole
21 punched, tabbed, and bound by rubber bands or clips. If any courtesy copies are delivered to the
22 intake desk or chambers in 3-ring binders, the binders will be returned immediately. This policy
23 does NOT apply to the submission of trial exhibits.
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– Alteration to Section III, Paragraph M of the Electronic Filing Procedures - Unless the

2 proposed order is stipulated, agreed, or otherwise uncontested, the parties need not e-mail a copy
3 of the order to the judge’s e-mail address.
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– Pursuant to LCR 10(e)(10), all references in the parties’ filings to exhibits should be as

5 specific as possible (i.e., the reference should cite the specific page numbers, paragraphs, line
6 numbers, etc.). All exhibits must be marked to designate testimony or evidence referred to in the
7 parties’ filings. Filings that do not comply with LCR 10(e) may be rejected and/or returned to
8 the filing party, particularly if a party submits lengthy deposition testimony without highlighting
9 or other required markings.
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– Alteration to LCR 7(d)(4) - Any motion in limine must be filed by the date set forth

11 above and noted on the motion calendar no earlier than the second Friday thereafter. Any
12 response is due on or before the Wednesday before the noting date. Parties may file and serve
13 reply memoranda, not to exceed nine pages in length, on or before the noting date.
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PRIVACY POLICY
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 and LCR 5.2, parties must redact the

16 following information from documents and exhibits before they are filed with the court:
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* Dates of Birth - redact to the year of birth

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* Names of Minor Children - redact to the initials

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* Social Security Numbers and Taxpayer Identification Numbers - redact in their entirety

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* Financial Accounting Information - redact to the last four digits

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* Passport Numbers and Driver License Numbers - redact in their entirety

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All documents filed in the above-captioned matter must comply with Federal Rule of

23 Civil Procedure 5.2 and LCR 5.2.
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COOPERATION

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As required by LCR 37(a), all discovery matters are to be resolved by agreement if

3 possible. Counsel are further directed to cooperate in preparing the final pretrial order in the
4 format required by LCR 16.1, except as ordered below.
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TRIAL EXHIBITS
The original and one copy of the trial exhibits are to be delivered to chambers five days

7 before the trial date. Each exhibit shall be clearly marked. Exhibit tags are available in the
8 Clerk’s Office. The Court hereby alters the LCR 16.1 procedure for numbering exhibits:
9 plaintiff’s exhibits shall be numbered consecutively beginning with 1; defendant’s exhibits shall
10 be numbered consecutively beginning with 500. Duplicate documents shall not be listed twice:
11 once a party has identified an exhibit in the pretrial order, any party may use it. Each set of
12 exhibits shall be submitted in a three-ring binder with appropriately numbered tabs.
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SETTLEMENT
Should this case settle, counsel shall notify the Deputy Clerk, Ashleigh Drecktrah 206-

15 370-8520, as soon as possible. Pursuant to LCR 11(b), an attorney who fails to give the Deputy
16 Clerk prompt notice of settlement may be subject to such discipline as the Court deems
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DATED this 17th day of March, 2022.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge 

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