Le et al v. Urquart et al

Filing 24

MINUTE ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE AND RELATED DATES AND DEADLINES: Jury Trial is set for 6/3/2019, Length of trial: 1 to 2 weeks; Joinder of Parties due by 5/11/2018, Deadline to disclose names of experts is 9/7/2018, Expert Witness Disclos ure/Reports under FRCP 26(a)(2) due by 11/12/2018, Discovery Motions due by 1/3/2019, Discovery completed by 2/11/2019, Dispositive motions due by 5/14/2019, Amended Pleadings due by 8/3/2018, Motions in Limine due by 5/2/2019, Agreed Pre trial Order due by 5/17/2019, Pretrial Conference set for 5/24/2018 at 02:00 PM before Judge Thomas S. Zilly. Trial briefs to be submitted by 5/17/2019, Proposed voir dire/jury instructions due by 5/17/2019, 39.1 mediation to be completed by 3/11/2019. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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BAO XUYEN LE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
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JOHN URQUHART, et al.,
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C18-55 TSZ
MINUTE ORDER SETTING
TRIAL DATE AND RELATED
DATES AND DEADLINES

Defendants.
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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:

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(1)
Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Status Report, docket no. 12, and having
conducted a scheduling conference in which all parties participated, the Court SETS the
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JURY TRIAL DATE

June 3, 2019

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Length of Trial

1 to 2 weeks

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Deadline for joining additional parties

May 11, 2018

Deadline for amending pleadings

August 3, 2018

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Deadline for disclosing the names of experts and
the topics on which they will opine

September 7, 2018

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Disclosure of expert reports pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(2)

November 12, 2018

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All motions related to discovery must be filed by
and noted on the motion calendar no later than
the third Friday thereafter (see LCR 7(d)(3))

January 3, 2019

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Discovery completed by

February 11, 2019

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Mediation deadline

March 11, 2019

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All dispositive motions must be filed by
and noted on the motion calendar no later than
the fourth Friday thereafter (see LCR 7(d)(3))

March 14, 2019

All motions in limine must be filed by
and noted on the motion calendar no later than
the Friday before the Pretrial Conference
(see LCR 7(d)(4))

May 2, 2019

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Agreed pretrial order, trial briefs, proposed
voir dire questions, and proposed jury
instructions due

May 17, 2019

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Pretrial Conference to be held at 2:00 p.m. on

May 24, 2019

(2)
All other dates and deadlines 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
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dates that can be changed only by order of the Court, not by agreement of counsel or
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discovery within the time allowed is not recognized as good cause.
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(3)
As required by LCR 37(a), all discovery matters are to be resolved by
14 agreement if possible. Counsel are further directed to cooperate in preparing the final
pretrial order in the format required by LCR 16.1, as well as the agreed and disputed
15 proposed jury instructions as indicated in LCR 51.
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(4)
The original and one copy of the trial exhibits are to be delivered to the
16 courtroom on the Friday before trial. Counsel shall make the necessary arrangements
with Gail Glass at [phone]. Each exhibit shall be clearly marked. Plaintiffs’
17 exhibits shall be numbered consecutively beginning with 1; defendants’ exhibits shall be
numbered consecutively beginning with the next multiple of 100 after plaintiffs’ last
18 exhibit. For example, if plaintiffs’ last exhibit is numbered 159, then defendants’ exhibits
shall begin with the number 200. Duplicate documents shall not be listed twice; once a
19 party has identified an exhibit in the pretrial order, any party may use it. Each set of
exhibits shall be submitted in a three-ring binder with appropriately numbered tabs.
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Counsel must be prepared to begin trial on the date scheduled, but it should
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(6)
If this case settles, counsel shall notify Karen Dews at [phone] as
soon as possible.

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The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of

Dated this 13th day of April, 2018.

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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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