United States Fire Insurance Company et al v. Icicle Seafoods Inc et al

Filing 149

ORDER granting Parties' 148 Stipulated MOTION for Modification of Order for Entry of Judgment and Disbursement of Registry Funds. The clerk is authorized and directed to draw a check on the funds deposited in the registry of this court in the principal amount of $966,638.48 plus all accrued interest, minus any statutory users fees, payable to Bauer Moynihan & Johnson LLP In Trust for Insurers, and mail or deliver the check to Bauer Moynihan & Johnson LLP as counsel for the Insurers. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez.(SB) (cc: Finance)

Case 2:20-cv-00401-RSM Document 149 Filed 12/30/21 Page 1 of 3

THE HONORABLE RICARDO S. MARTINEZ

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, et al.,

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Plaintiffs/Counterclaim
Defendants,
v.
ICICLE SEAFOODS, INC., et al.,
Defendants/Counterclaim
Plaintiffs.

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IN ADMIRALTY
NO. 2:20-cv-00401-RSM
STIPULATED MOTION FOR
MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR
ENTRY OF JUDGMENT AND
DISBURSEMENT OF REGISTRY
FUNDS, AND ORDER
NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR:
DECEMBER 21, 2021

The parties hereby stipulate to and jointly move for an order modifying the Court’s
order for disbursement of funds held in the registry of this Court.
On December 20, 2021, this Court entered its Stipulated Motion and Order for Entry

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of Judgment and Disbursement of Registry Funds (“Order for Entry of Judgment”) and its

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Judgment in a Civil Case (“Judgment”). Dkts. #146, 147. In the Order for Entry of

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Judgment, the Court ordered that “The clerk is authorized and directed to draw a check on

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the funds deposited in the registry of this court in the principal amount of $966,638.48

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plus all accrued interest, minus any statutory users fees, payable to United States Fire

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Insurance Company, et al. and mail or deliver the check to Bauer Moynihan & Johnson

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LLP as counsel for the Insurers.” Dkt. #146 at 5.

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The parties hereby stipulate to and jointly move this Court for the modification of
that order to permit the registry funds to be disbursed to “Bauer Moynihan & Johnson
STIPULATED MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF
ORDER FOR DISBURSEMENT OF REGISTRY
FUNDS AND ORDER - 1
NO. 2:20-cv-00401-RSM

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

BAUER MOYNIHAN & JOHNSON LLP
2101 FOURTH AVENUE, STE. 2400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98121
TELEPHONE: [phone]

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LLP In Trust for Insurers,” for ease of disbursement of the funds to plaintiff-

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counterclaimant defendant Insurers in their respective percentages under the terms of the

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applicable policy or policies of insurance at issue in this case.

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DATE: December 21, 2021

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BAUER MOYNIHAN & JOHNSON LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants
United States Fire Insurance Company, et al.
By

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GORDON TILDEN THOMAS & CORDELL LLP
Attorneys for Defendants/Counterclaim Plaintiffs
Icicle Seafoods, Inc., et al.

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By

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DATE: December 21, 2021

s/ Matthew C. Crane
Matthew C. Crane, WSBA #18003
Meliha Jusupovic, WSBA #54024
2101 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2400
Seattle, WA 98121
206.443.3400
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

s/ Franklin D. Cordell
Franklin D. Cordell, WSBA #26392
Michael Rosenberger, WSBA #17730
Greg D. Pendleton, WSBA #38361
Chelsey L. Mam, WSBA #44609
Miles C. Bludorn, WSBA #54238
600 University Street, Suite 2915
Seattle, Washington 98101
206.467.6477
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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STIPULATED MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF
ORDER FOR DISBURSEMENT OF REGISTRY
FUNDS AND ORDER - 2
NO. 2:20-cv-00401-RSM

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

BAUER MOYNIHAN & JOHNSON LLP
2101 FOURTH AVENUE, STE. 2400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98121
TELEPHONE: [phone]

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DATE: December 21, 2021

LETHER LAW GROUP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants
United States Fire Insurance Company, et al.
By

s/ Thomas Lether
Thomas Lether, WSBA #18089
Sam Colito, WSBA #42529
1848 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98109
206.467.5444
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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IT IS SO ORDERED. The Stipulated Motion and Order for Entry of Judgment and

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Disbursement of Registry Funds, Dkt. #146, is hereby MODIFIED as follows: The clerk is

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authorized and directed to draw a check on the funds deposited in the registry of this court in

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the principal amount of $966,638.48 plus all accrued interest, minus any statutory users fees,

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payable to Bauer Moynihan & Johnson LLP In Trust for Insurers, and mail or deliver the

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check to Bauer Moynihan & Johnson LLP as counsel for the Insurers.

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DATED this 30th day of December, 2021.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPULATED MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF
ORDER FOR DISBURSEMENT OF REGISTRY
FUNDS AND ORDER - 3
NO. 2:20-cv-00401-RSM

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

BAUER MOYNIHAN & JOHNSON LLP
2101 FOURTH AVENUE, STE. 2400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98121
TELEPHONE: [phone]