The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation v. Saama Technologies, Inc.

Filing 18

ORDER CONFIRMING 16 STIPULATED CONSENT AND RESETTING INITIAL CASE SCHEDULING DEADLINES signed by Hon. James P. Donohue. Saama Technologies Inc answer due 2/9/2018. FRCP 26f Conference Deadline is 2/7/2018, Initial Disclosure Deadline is 2/16/2018, Joint Status Report due by 2/23/2018. (KMP)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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THE BILL & MELINDA GATES
FOUNDATION, a charitable trust
organized under the law of the State of
Washington,

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Case No. C17-1450-JPD
ORDER CONFIRMING STIPULATED
CONSENT AND RESETTING INITIAL
CASE SCHEDULING DEADLINES

Plaintiff,
v.

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SAAMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a
Delaware corporation,

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Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court following the parties’ November 10, 2017

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stipulation that they “agree to consent to proceed before U.S. Magistrate Judge James P.

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Donohue.” Dkt. 16 at 2. The parties further agree to participate in early mediation as soon as

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practicable but, in any event, by no later than January 31, 2018 as part of a good-faith effort to

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reach an amicable resolution of their dispute. To help conserve judicial resources and benefit

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their mediation efforts, the parties have requested a continuance of the pending case deadlines.

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ORDER- 1

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The Court GRANTS the parties’ stipulated request for an extension of the pending case
deadlines, and amends the schedule as follows:

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Deadline for FRCP 26(f) Conference

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

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Deadline for Saama to respond to the
Foundation’s Complaint

Friday, February 9, 2018

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Initial Disclosures Pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(1)

Friday, February 16, 2018

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Combined Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan Friday, February 23, 2018

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The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to counsel for all parties.

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DATED this 13th day of November, 2017.

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JAMES P. DONOHUE
Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER- 2