Kara McCulloch DMD MSD PLLC v. Valley Forge Insurance Company

Filing 9

ORDER granting Plaintiff's 8 Unopposed Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Ruling on JPML Consolidation and Transfer. Signed by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein. (TH)

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The Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

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KARA MCCULLOCH DMD MSD PLLC,
individually and on behalf of all others similarly
situated,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
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VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE COMPANY,

No. 2:20-cv-00809-BJR
ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED
MOTION FOR STAY OF
PROCEEDINGS PENDING RULING
ON CONSOLIDATION AND
TRANSFER BY JPML

Defendant.

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ORDER

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The Court having examined and considered Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Stay of
Proceedings Pending Ruling on Consolidation and Transfer by JPML, and finding that there is
good cause,
HEREBY ORDERS AND ADJUDGES THAT this matter is stayed in its entirety,
including but not limited to (1) all scheduling deadlines pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
and this Honorable Court, (2) discovery, and (3) the deadline to answer or otherwise respond to
Plaintiff’s Complaint, pending a ruling by the JPML concerning the transfer of this action for
inclusion in MDL No. 2942 for consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. In
the event that the JPML denies consolidation, the stay will automatically terminate fourteen (14)
ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR STAY - 1
(2:20-cv-00809-BJR)

KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, W A 98101-3052
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FACSIMILE: [phone]

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days after the JPML’s decision denying consolidation, and Defendant shall have twenty-eight

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(28) additional days from the termination of the stay to answer, move, or otherwise plead in

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response to Plaintiff’s Complaint.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 2nd day of July, 2020. _______________________________________
Barbara J. Rothstein
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Presented By:

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KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.

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By: s/ Amy Williams-Derry
By: s/ Ian S. Birk
By: s/ Amy Williams-Derry
By: s/ Lynn L. Sarko
By: s/ Gretchen Freeman Cappio
By: s/ Irene M. Hecht
By: s/ Maureen Falecki
By: s/ Amy Williams Derry
By: s/ Nathan Nanfelt
Amy Williams Derry, WSBA #28711
Ian S. Birk, WSBA #31431
Lynn L. Sarko, WSBA #16569
Gretchen Freeman Cappio, WSBA #29576
Irene M. Hecht, WSBA #1106
Maureen Falecki, WSBA #18569
Nathan L. Nanfelt, WSBA #45273
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98101
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ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR STAY - 2
(2:20-cv-00809-BJR)

KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, W A 98101-3052
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FACSIMILE: [phone]

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By: s/ Alison Chase, pro hac vice forthcoming
Alison Chase, CA Bar #226976
801 Garden Street, Suite 301
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Proposed
Class

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ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR STAY - 3
(2:20-cv-00809-BJR)

KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, W A 98101-3052
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FACSIMILE: [phone]