CNA Insurance Company Limited v. Expeditors International of Washington Inc et al

Filing 59

ORDER re Parties' 58 Joint Motion to Continue Deadlines for Submission of Pre-Trial Filings. The deadlines for the parties' submission of a proposed pre-trial order, trial briefs, and any other pre-trial filings not yet exchanged or submitted are hereby CONTINUED until 30 days before the Court reschedules the trial date. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)

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The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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CNA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED,

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Plaintiff,
v.

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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF
WASHINGTON, INC. d/b/a EXPEDITORS
INTERNATIONAL OCEAN, and DOE I,

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No. 2:18-cv-00932-RSM
PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION TO
CONTINUE DEADLINES FOR
SUBMISSION OF PRE-TRIAL FILINGS

Defendants.

Note for Motion: October 13, 2020

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COME NOW the parties, and hereby stipulate and jointly move the Court, pursuant to
LCR 16(b)(6), to extend the deadlines for the parties’ submission of a proposed pre-trial order,
trial briefs, and any other pre-trial filings not yet exchanged or submitted until 30 days before the

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Court reschedules the trial date.
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This admiralty matter addresses plaintiff subrogated insurer’s claims against defendant

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non-vessel operating common carrier for cargo allegedly damaged during ocean transit. Trial

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was scheduled to commence on November 2, 2020. Dkt. 57. By its General Order 15-20 dated

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October 2, 2020, the Court continued all civil trials scheduled to commence before January 1,

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2021 pending the Court’s issuance of another general order. The parties are unable to agree to a

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trial by remote video conferencing.

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The Court may extend the case scheduling dates for good cause. LCR 16(b)(6). The
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parties submit that good cause exists to extend the deadlines for pre-trial submissions so as to

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avoid their expenditure of financial and other resources during the pandemic, when such

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resources are challenged, and when communication with party and non-party witnesses is
PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE DEADLINES FOR
SUBMISSION OF PRE-TRIAL FILINGS - 1
Case No. No. 2:18-cv-00932-RSM
FG:54020003.2

FOSTER GARVEY PC 
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000 
Seattle, Washington  98101‐3292 
Phone (206) 447‐4400    
Fax (206) 447‐9700 

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difficult. Because trial will not commence for at least several months, the parties and the Court

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will not experience any detriment to a continuance of pre-trial filings that is commensurate with

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the new trial date. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request a continuance of the deadlines
for remaining pre-trial filings.

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DATED this 13th day of October, 2020.
s/ Steven W. Block
Steven W. Block, WSBA No. 24299
FOSTER GARVEY PC
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000
Seattle, Washington 98101-3292
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

s/ James F. Whitehead
James F. Whitehead, WSBA #6319
LAW OFFICE OF JAMES F. WHITEHEAD
2211 Elliott Ave., Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98121
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorney for Defendant Expeditors
International of Washington, Inc.

s/ James A. Saville, Jr.
James A. Saville, Jr., pro hac vice
HILL RIVKENS LLP
45 Broadway, Suite 1500
New York, New York 10006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff CNA Insurance Company,
Ltd.

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ORDER
The parties having so stipulated, and the Court finding good cause for entry hereof,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the deadlines for the parties’
submission of a proposed pre-trial order, trial briefs, and any other pre-trial filings not yet
exchanged or submitted are hereby
CONTINUED until 30 days before the Court reschedules the trial date.

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PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE DEADLINES FOR
SUBMISSION OF PRE-TRIAL FILINGS - 2
Case No. No. 2:18-cv-00932-RSM
FG:54020003.2

FOSTER GARVEY PC 
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000 
Seattle, Washington  98101‐3292 
Phone (206) 447‐4400    
Fax (206) 447‐9700 

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Dated this 14th day of October, 2020.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Presented by:

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/s Steven W. Block
Steven W. Block, WSBA No. 24299
FOSTER GARVEY PC
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000
Seattle, Washington 98101-3292
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorney for Defendant Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

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s/ James F. Whitehead
James F. Whitehead, WSBA #6319
LAW OFFICE OF JAMES F. WHITEHEAD
2211 Elliott Ave., Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98121
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
s/ James A. Saville, Jr.
James A. Saville, Jr., pro hac vice
HILL RIVKENS LLP
45 Broadway, Suite 1500
New York, New York 10006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff CNA Insurance Company, Ltd.

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PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE DEADLINES FOR
SUBMISSION OF PRE-TRIAL FILINGS - 3
Case No. No. 2:18-cv-00932-RSM
FG:54020003.2

FOSTER GARVEY PC 
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000 
Seattle, Washington  98101‐3292 
Phone (206) 447‐4400    
Fax (206) 447‐9700 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on October 13, 2020, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the
Clerk of the Court via CM/ECF which will notify all parties in this matter who are registered with

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the Court’s CM/ECF filing system of such filing.
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Executed in Seattle, Washington this 13th day of October, 2020.
s/ Michelle Stark
Michelle Stark, Legal Assistant/Paralegal

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PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE DEADLINES FOR
SUBMISSION OF PRE-TRIAL FILINGS - 4
Case No. No. 2:18-cv-00932-RSM
FG:54020003.2

FOSTER GARVEY PC 
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000 
Seattle, Washington  98101‐3292 
Phone (206) 447‐4400    
Fax (206) 447‐9700