State of Washington v. Matheson Flight Extenders Inc

Filing 86

MINUTE ORDER denying Defendant's 71 Motion to Vacate Unexpired Pretrial Deadlines, and Requesting Status Conference. The Court officially VACATES the trial date. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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STATE OF WASHINGTON,

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. C17-1925-JCC
MINUTE ORDER

v.

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MATHESON FLIGHT EXTENDERS, INC.,

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Defendant.

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The following minute order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C.
Coughenour, United States District Judge:

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This matter comes before the Court on Defendant’s motion to vacate the trial date and

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unexpired pretrial deadlines and requesting a status conference (Dkt. No. 71). As the Court stated

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in its recent letter, it is important to maintain existing case schedules to the greatest extent

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possible. (Dkt. No. 80 at 1.) With that in mind, the Court DENIES Defendant’s request to vacate

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the unexpired pretrial deadlines in this case. 1 Maintaining those deadlines will allow this case to

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proceed to trial as quickly as possible once the COVID-19 crisis has passed. The Court also

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DENIES Defendant’s request to set a status conference, which is premature given the uncertainty

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around when civil trials might resume. For the sake of clarity, the Court officially VACATES the

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The parties need not file their trial exhibits with the Court at this time. Once the Court sets a
new date for trial, the parties must file their trial exhibits the Friday before the new trial date.
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trial date.
DATED this 8th day of June 2020.

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William M. McCool
Clerk of Court

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s/Tomas Hernandez
Deputy Clerk

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