Taylor v. Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Company

Filing 11

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Joinder of Parties due by 8/16/2021, Amended Pleadings due by 1/10/2022, Discovery Motions due by 6/13/2022, Discovery to be completed by 7/11/2022, Expert Witness Disclosure/Reports under FRCP 26(a) (2) due by 8/1/2022, Rebuttal Expert Disclosure/Reports due by 9/1/2022, 39.1 mediation to be completed by 9/9/2022, Dispositive motions due by 9/12/2022, Motions related to expert witnesses due by 9/12/2022. Signed by Hon. Brian A Tsuchida. (MW)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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FRANK TAYLOR,

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00640-RAJ-BAT
PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

v.
ALLSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.

This case has been referred to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge for all
pretrial proceedings. The Court has reviewed the parties’ Joint Status Report (Dkt. 10) and issues
the following pretrial schedule:
Event

Date

Deadline for joining additional parties

August 16, 2021

Deadline for amending pleadings

January 10, 2022

All motions related to discovery must be noted for consideration
no later than
Discovery to be completed by

June 13, 2022

Reports of expert witnesses per FRCP 26(a)(2)

August 1, 2022

Reports of rebuttal witnesses per FRCP 26(a)(2)

September 1, 2022

Mediation per CR 39.1(c)(3) held no later than

September 9, 2022

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July 11, 2022

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All dispositive motions must be filed pursuant to CR 7(d)

September 12, 2022

All Daubert motions must be filed by (same as dispositive)

September 12, 2022

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This order sets firm dates that can be changed only by order of the Court, not by

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agreement of counsel for the parties. The Court will alter these dates only upon good cause

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shown. Failure to complete discovery within the time allowed is not recognized as good cause.

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If any of the dates identified in this Order or the Local Civil Rules fall on a weekend or federal

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holiday, the act or event shall be performed on the next business day.

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TRIAL DATE
A trial date will be set by the assigned District Judge, the Honorable Richard A. Jones, if
the case has not been resolved by dispositive motion or settlement.

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DISCOVERY AND COOPERATION

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As required by CR 37(a), all discovery matters are to be resolved by agreement if

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possible. Counsel are also directed to cooperate in preparing the final pretrial order in the format

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required by CR 16.1, except as ordered below.

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FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

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Where appropriate, the parties are encouraged to work together in the creation of

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proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. On or before the deadline for filing proposed

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findings and conclusions the parties shall email their proposed findings and conclusions in Word

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format to [e-mail].

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PRIVACY POLICY
Under LCR 5.2(a), parties must redact the following information from documents and
exhibits before they are filed with the Court:

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Dates of Birth – redact to the year of birth, unless deceased.
Names of Minor Children – redact to the initials, unless deceased or currently over the
age of 18.
∗ Social Security or Taxpayer ID Numbers – redact in their entirety
∗ Financial Accounting Information – redact to the last four digits.
∗ Passport Numbers and Driver License Numbers – redact in their entirety.
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MEDIATION AND SETTLEMENT

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The Court designates this case for mediation under CR 39.1(c) and the parties are
directed to follow through with the procedures set forth in that rule. If this case settles, Plaintiff’s
counsel shall notify Andy Quach at [phone] or via e-mail at: Andy_Quach@
wawd.uscourts.gov, as soon as possible. Pursuant to CR11(b), an attorney who fails to give the
Deputy Clerk prompt notice of settlement may be subject to such discipline as the Court deems
appropriate.
DATED this 16th day of July, 2021.

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BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA
United States Magistrate Judge

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