Harris v. Skanska USA Building Inc. et al

Filing 18

ORDER re Parties' #17 Second Stipulated MOTION re Deadline to Respond to Complaint. Defendants should answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint on or before 9/6/2022. The Court will enter a revised Initial Scheduling Order. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (SB)

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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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QUINTE HARRIS, an individual,

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Plaintiff,
v.
SKANSKA, BALFOUR BEATTY JV,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION, and
BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION,
corporations
Defendants.

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Case No. 2:22-cv-00555-RSM
STIPULATION AND ORDER
REGARDING DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and AGREED by and between Plaintiff Quinte Harris
(“Harris”) and Defendants Skanska USA Building Inc. and Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC

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(the “Construction Defendants”) and Defendant Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) pursuant
to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b) and LCR 7(d)(1) that:
1. Defendants’ time to respond to the Complaint filed on or about April 25, 2022, and

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served on Defendants on or about June 30, 2022 ("Complaint") was extended by prior

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stipulation from July 21, 2022 to August 16, 2022.

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2. Defendants’ time to respond to the Complaint is now extended to September 6, 2022.
3. Good cause exists for the agreed extension because Plaintiff requested additional time
to consider possible amendments to the Complaint, and extending the deadline for
STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 1
Case No. 2:22-CV-00555

BRADLEY BERNSTEIN SANDS LLP

113 CHERRY ST. PMB 62056
SEATTLE, WA 98104-2205
206.337.6551

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Defendants to respond to the Complaint will serve the cause of efficiency by providing

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Plaintiff with the opportunity to consider whether to amend his Complaint, and avoiding

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the need for Defendants to respond to a Complaint that may be mooted by Plaintiff’s
filing of an amended complaint.
4. The Court issued a Revised Order Regarding Initial Disclosures, Joint Status Report,

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and Early Settlement on July 21, 2022 [Dkt. 16] (“Revised Scheduling Order”), but

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parties respectfully request that the Court issue an additional revised Initial Scheduling

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Order further extending the deadlines in line with the new deadline to respond to the

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Complaint, as follows:
Deadline for FRCP 26(f) Conference:

9/22/22

Initial Disclosures Pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(1)

9/29/22

Combined Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan
As required by FRCP 26(f) and Local Civil Rule 26(f)

10/6/22

5. Aside from the Revised Scheduling Order addressed in paragraph 4, no other dates have
yet been set in the case.
DATE: August 8, 2022.
BRADLEY BERNSTEIN SANDS LLP

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By s/ Heidi B. Bradley
Heidi B. Bradley, WSBA No. 35759
[e-mail]
113 Cherry St. PMB 62056
Seattle, WA 98104-2205
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Microsoft Corporation

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 2
Case No. 2:22-CV-00555

BRADLEY BERNSTEIN SANDS LLP

113 CHERRY ST. PMB 62056
SEATTLE, WA 98104-2205
206.337.6551

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By s/ Thomas P. Holt
Thomas P. Holt, WSBA #39722
Breanne F. Lynch, WSBA #55242
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
One Union Square
600 University Street, Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98101.3122
Phone: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants Skanska USA Building
Inc. and Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC
PACIFIC PROPERTY LAW LLC

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By s/ Caroline Janzen
John Cochran, WSBA #38909
[e-mail]
1367 North Falcon Drive
Ridgefield, WA 98642
Tel: [phone]

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JANZEN LEGAL SERVICES LLC

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Caroline Janzen, pro hac vice pending
[e-mail]
4550 SW Hall Blvd.
Beaverton, OR 97005
Tel: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Quinte Harris

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 3
Case No. 2:22-CV-00555

BRADLEY BERNSTEIN SANDS LLP

113 CHERRY ST. PMB 62056
SEATTLE, WA 98104-2205
206.337.6551

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ORDER
Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Defendants should answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint on or before
September 6, 2022.
The Court will enter a revised Initial Scheduling Order.
DATED this 10th day of August, 2022.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 4
Case No. 2:22-CV-00555

BRADLEY BERNSTEIN SANDS LLP

113 CHERRY ST. PMB 62056
SEATTLE, WA 98104-2205
206.337.6551

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I am a resident of the State of Washington, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party

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to above-entitled action. My business address is 113 Cherry St. PMB 62056, Seattle, WA 98104-

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2205.

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I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington, that

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on the 8th day of August, 2022, I filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court via

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the CM/ECF system, which will give notice of such filing to the following:

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
John Cochran, WSBA #38909
PACIFIC PROPERTY LAW LLC
1367 North Falcon Drive
Ridgefield, WA 98642
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]
Caroline Janzen, pro hac vice pending
JANZEN LEGAL SERVICES LLC
4550 SW Hall Blvd.
Beaverton, OR 97005
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Skanska and Balfour Beatty Defendants
Thomas P. Holt, WSBA #39722
Breanne F. Lynch, WSBA #55242
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
One Union Square
600 University Street, Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98101.3122
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Executed on the 8th day of August, 2022, at Seattle, Washington.

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/s/ Heidi B. Bradley
Heidi B. Bradley

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 5
Case No. 2:22-CV-00555

BRADLEY BERNSTEIN SANDS LLP

113 CHERRY ST. PMB 62056
SEATTLE, WA 98104-2205
206.337.6551