Block Mining Inc v. Hosting Source LLC

Filing 23

ORDER granting Plaintiff's #6 MOTION to waive geographic requirement in LCR 83.1. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (SS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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BLOCK MINING, INC.,

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v.

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ORDER

HOSTING SOURCE, LLC,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. C24-0319JLR

Before the court is Plaintiff Block Mining, Inc.’s (“Block Mining”) motion to

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waive Local Civil Rule 83.1(d)(2)’s requirement that local counsel maintain a physical

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office in this District. (Mot. (Dkt. # 6)); see also Local Rules W.D. Wash. LCR

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83.1(d)(2). The deadline to respond to the motion has passed and Defendant Hosting

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Source, LLC (“Hosting Source”) has not filed any opposition papers. 1 (See generally

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Dkt.) Accordingly, the court exercises its discretion to rule on the motion before the

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The court construes Hosting Source’s failure to timely respond as “an admission that
the motion has merit.” See Local Rules W.D. Wash. LCR 7(b)(2).
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noting date. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 (stating that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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should be construed “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution of every

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action and proceeding”).

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The court has reviewed Block Mining’s motion and concludes that waiver is

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appropriate. The court therefore GRANTS Block Mining’s motion to waive the physical

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office requirement of LCR 83.1(d)(2) (Dkt. # 6).

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Dated this 26th day of March, 2024.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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