Newport Villa Condominium Owners Association v. Allstate Insurance Company et al
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ORDER granting Defendant's 17 Motion for Protective Order re: Depositions and Documents. Plaintiff's Notices of Deposition, Subpoenas to Testify at a Deposition in a Civil Trial, and Subpoenas Duces Tecum to Allstate's attorney, Alfred E. Donohue, and his paralegal, Peter McNeill, are hereby quashed and stricken; Allstate Insurance Company's withholding of confidential documents listed on its Privilege Log is upheld as appropriate under the attorney-client and work-product privileges. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez.(SR) Document STRICKEN pursuant to the Minute Order at Dkt. #23.
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JUDGE RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
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NEWPORT VILLA CONDOMINIUM
10 OWNERS ASSOCIATION, a Washington
non-profit corporation,
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vs.
No. 2:20-cv-01271-RSM
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT
Plaintiff, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY’S
MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RE:
DEPOSITIONS AND DOCUMENTS
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ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, an
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16 COMPANIES 1-10,
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Defendants.
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THIS MATTER, having come on for hearing before the Court on Defendant Allstate
Insurance Company’s Motion for Protective Order re: Depositions and Documents, and the Court
being fully advised in the premises and having reviewed the case file and pleadings contained
therein, having considered the arguments of the parties, and having considered or reviewed the
following:
1. Defendant Allstate Insurance Company’s Motion for Protective Order re: Depositions and
Documents;
2. Declaration of Alfred E. Donohue in Support of Allstate’s Motion for Protective Order re:
Depositions and Documents, and exhibits thereto;
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT ALLSTATE
INSURANCE COMPANY’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE
ORDER RE: DEPOSITIONS AND DOCUMENTS (Cause
No. 2:20-cv-01271-RSM) – 1
6513.116/3932384x
901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164
TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100
FAX: (206) 623-9273
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3. Declaration of Jacyln Groff in Support of Allstate’s Motion for Protective Order re:
Depositions and Documents;
4. Declaration of Peter McNeill in Support of Allstate’s Motion for Protective Order re:
Depositions and Documents;
5. Plaintiff’s Response in opposition, if any, and any Declarations submitted in support of
same, if any; and
6. Defendant Allstate’s Reply,
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED as follows:
1. Defendant Allstate Insurance Company’s Motion for Protective Order re: Depositions
and Documents is GRANTED;
2. Plaintiff’s Notices of Deposition, Subpoenas to Testify at a Deposition in a Civil Trial,
and Subpoenas Duces Tecum to Allstate’s attorney, Alfred E. Donohue, and his
paralegal, Peter McNeill, are hereby quashed and stricken;
3. Allstate Insurance Company’s withholding of confidential documents listed on its
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Privilege Log is upheld as appropriate under the attorney-client and work-product
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privileges; and
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DATED this 14th day of July, 2021.
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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT ALLSTATE
INSURANCE COMPANY’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE
ORDER RE: DEPOSITIONS AND DOCUMENTS (Cause
No. 2:20-cv-01271-RSM) – 2
6513.116/3932384x
901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164
TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100
FAX: (206) 623-9273
1 Presented by:
2 By s/Alfred E. Donohue
By s/Richard G. Gawlowski
3 Alfred E. Donohue, WSBA # 32774
Richard G. Gawlowski, WSBA # 19713
4 WILSON SMITH COCHRAN DICKERSON
901 5th Avenue, Suite 1700
5 Seattle, WA 98164
Telephone: 206-623-4100
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E-mail: Donohue@wscd.com
7 E-mail: Gawlowski@wscd.com
Attorneys for Defendant
8 Allstate Insurance Company
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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT ALLSTATE
INSURANCE COMPANY’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE
ORDER RE: DEPOSITIONS AND DOCUMENTS (Cause
No. 2:20-cv-01271-RSM) – 3
6513.116/3932384x
901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164
TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100
FAX: (206) 623-9273
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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I hereby certify that on the date set forth below, I electronically filed the foregoing with
the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to
those attorneys of record registered on the CM/ECF system. All other parties (if any) shall be
served in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Jessica R. Burns
Justin D. Sudweeks
Jerry H. Stein
Daniel Stein
Stein, Sudweeks & Stein
2701 First Avenue, Suite 430
Seattle, WA 98121
Telephone: (206) 388-0660
Facsimile: (206) 286-2660
Email: jessica@condodefects.com
justin@condodefects.com;
jstein@condodefects.com;
dstein@condodefects.com
SIGNED this 12th day of July, 2021, at Seattle, Washington.
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s/Mark Gockley
Mark Gockley
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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT ALLSTATE
INSURANCE COMPANY’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE
ORDER RE: DEPOSITIONS AND DOCUMENTS (Cause
No. 2:20-cv-01271-RSM) – 4
6513.116/3932384x
901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164
TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100
FAX: (206) 623-9273
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