City of Issaquah v. ORA Talus 90, LLC et al, No. 2:2018cv00910 - Document 178 (W.D. Wash. 2021)

Court Description: ORDER granting the parties' 177 Joint Motion. The deadline for expert witness discovery is extended to allow for one additional hour of deposition time with expert Keith Cline on a date and time mutually convenient to all parties. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)

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City of Issaquah v. ORA Talus 90, LLC et al Doc. 178 1 THE HONORABLE RICARDO S. MARTINEZ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 11 CITY OF ISSAQUAH, a municipal 12 corporation, 13 14 vs. No. 18-cv-00910-RSM Plaintiff, JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE 15 SAME DAY STIPULATED MOTION: 16 ORA TALUS 90, LLC, a Delaware limited June 15, 2021 liability company; and RESMARK EQUITY 17 PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 18 Defendants. ______________________________________ 20 ORA TALUS 90, LLC, a Delaware limited 21 liability company; and RESMARK EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability 22 company, 19 23 Third-Party Plaintiffs, 24 vs. 25 26 TERRA TALUS LLC, a Washington limited liability company; ELEMENT RESIDENTIAL JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Cause No. 18-cv-00910-RSM) – 1 bp/SLE6704.050/3903477 901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100 FAX: (206) 623-9273 Dockets.Justia.com 1 INC., a Washington corporation; JOSHUA 2 FREED, an individual; J.R. HAYES & SONS, INC., a Washington corporation; and TERRA 3 ASSOCIATES, INC., a Washington 4 corporation, TALUS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC, a Washington limited 5 liability company; and TALUS 7 & 8, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, 6 Third-Party Defendants. ______________________________________ 8 TALUS 7 & 8 INVESTMENT, LLC, a 9 Washington limited liability company; J.R. HAYES & SONS, INC., a Washington 10 corporation, 7 11 Third-Party Plaintiffs, 12 vs. 13 14 KULCHIN FOUNDATION DRILLING COMPANY, a Washington corporation, and 15 BIG MOUNTAIN ENTERPRISE LLC, a 16 Washington limited liability company, 17 Third-Party Defendants. 18 19 STIPULATED MOTION COME NOW the above-captioned parties by and through their undersigned attorneys 20 and stipulate to continue the deposition of City of Issaquah expert witness Keith Cline for one 21 additional hour. During the course of Mr. Cline’s May 27, 2021 deposition, eight pages of notes 22 regarding his company’s examination of evidence in this case were produced to the parties. 23 Since other parties did not have time to review these notes and confer with their experts 24 regarding the notes before Mr. Cline’s deposition, the City of Issaquah agreed to allow for such 25 review and for Mr. Cline’s deposition to be continued to a later date to permit questioning on 26 the content of the examination notes only. The deadline for expert depositions expired on May JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Cause No. 18-cv-00910-RSM) – 2 bp/SLE6704.050/3903477 901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100 FAX: (206) 623-9273 1 28, 2021. Accordingly, the parties request the deadline be extended to allow for one additional 2 hour of deposition time with Mr. Cline on a date and time mutually convenient to all parties. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IT IS SO STIPULATED. Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. WILSON SMITH COCHRAN DICKERSON CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S. By: s/Terence J. Scanlan By: s/Patricia A. Laughman By: s/Whitney L.C. Smith By: s/Brian Buron Terence J. Scanlan, WSBA #19498 Whitney L.C. Smith, WSBA No. 21159 Patricia A. Laughman, WSBA # 46716 Brian Buron, WSBA No. 27206 524 Second Avenue, Suite 500 WILSON SMITH COCHRAN Seattle, WA 98104-2323 DICKERSON Telephone: 206-623-6501 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700 Facsimile: 206-447-1973 Seattle, WA 98164-2050 Email: tscanlan@cairncross.com Telephone: (206) 623-4100 Email: plaughman@cairncross.com Facsimile: (206) 623-9273 Attorneys for the City of Issaquah Email: smithw@wscd.com Email: buron@wscd.com Attorneys for Third Party Defendant Terra Talus LLC Dated this 7th day of June, 2021. Dated this 7th day of June, 2021. KEATING, BUCKLIN & MCCORMACK, INC., P.S. BROWN WHITE & OSBORN LLP 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 By: Michael C. Walter By: Jeremy W. Culumber Michael C. Walter, WSBA #15044 Jeremy W. Culumber, WSBA #35423 801 Second Avenue, Suite 1210 Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: 206-623-8861 Email: mwalter@kbmlawyers.com Email: jculumber@kbmlawyers.com Attorneys for the City of Issaquah By: s/Cynthia M. Cohen Cynthia M. Cohen, Admitted Pro Hac Vice 333 S. Hope Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: 213.613.0500 Facsimile: 213.613.0550 E-Mail: ccohen@brownwhitelaw.com Attorneys for ORA Talus 90, LLC and Resmark Equity Partners, LLC 25 26 JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Cause No. 18-cv-00910-RSM) – 3 bp/SLE6704.050/3903477 901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100 FAX: (206) 623-9273 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN LLP FOSTER GARVEY PC By: s/Tyler L. Farmer Tyler L. Farmer, WSBA #39912 999 Third Avenue, Suite 4400 Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: (206) 623-1700 Facsimile: (206) 623-8717 Email: tylerf@harriganleyh.com Attorneys for ORA Talus 90, LLC and Resmark Partners, LLC By: s/Jack P. Zahner Jack P. Zahner, WSBA #24505 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: 206-689-8500 Email: jack.zahner@foster.com Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc., Talus 7 & 8, LLC, and Talus Management Services, LLC Dated this 15th day of June, 2021. Dated this 8th day of June, 2021. 11 STOEL RIVES LLP PREG O’DONNELL & GILLETT PLLC 12 By: s/John K. Butler John K. Butler, WSBA #28528 901 5th Avenue, Suite 3400 Seattle WA 98164 Telephone: 206-287-1775 Email: jbutler@pregodonnell.com Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc. 18 By: s/Patrick Mullaney Patrick Mullaney, WSBA #21982 600 University Street, Suite 3600 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 624.0900 Facsimile: (206) 386.7500 Email: Patrick.mullaney@stoel.com Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc., Talus 7 & 8, LLC, and Talus Management Services, LLC Dated this 7th day of June, 2021. Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. 19 WILLIAMS, KASTNER & GIBBS PLLC CLEMENT & DROTZ, PLLC 20 By: s/Erin Varriano Erin Varriano, WSBA # 40572 601 Union Street, Suite 4100 Seattle, WA 98101-2380 Telephone: 206-628-6600 Email: evarriano@williamskastner.com Attorneys for Element Residential, Inc. Terra Talus, LLC and Joshua Freed By: s/W. Scott Clement W. Scott Clement, WSBA #16243 100 W. Harrison Street, Suite N350 Seattle, WA 98119 Telephone: 206-448-2565 Facsimile: 206-448-2235 Email: sclement@clementdrotz.com Attorneys for Joshua Freed Dated this 8th day of June, 2021. Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. 10 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Cause No. 18-cv-00910-RSM) – 4 bp/SLE6704.050/3903477 901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100 FAX: (206) 623-9273 1 2 3 4 5 6 OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER LLP FORSBERG & UMLAUF, P.S. By: A. Grant Lingg A. Grant Lingg, WSBA #24227 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400 Seattle, WA 98164 Telephone: 206-689-8500 Email: glingg@foum.law Attorneys for Terra Associates, Inc. By: s/Bradley L. Powell Bradley L. Powell, WSBA #11158 701 Pike Street, Suite 1700 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: 206-623-3427 Email: powell@oles.com Attorneys for Kulchin Foundation Drilling Company 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Dated this 7th day of June, 2021. FLOYD PFLUEGER & RINGER, P.S. By: s/Douglas K. Weigel Douglas K. Weigel, WSBA #27192 200 W. Thomas Street, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98119 Telephone: 206-441-4455 Email: dweigel@floyd-ringer.com Attorneys for Big Mountain Enterprises 15 ORDER 16 17 PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATED MOTION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The deadline 18 for expert witness discovery is extended to allow for one additional hour of deposition time 19 with expert Keith Cline on a date and time mutually convenient to all parties. 20 DATED this 16th day of June, 2021. 21 A 22 23 RICARDO S. MARTINEZ CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 24 25 26 JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Cause No. 18-cv-00910-RSM) – 5 bp/SLE6704.050/3903477 901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100 FAX: (206) 623-9273 1 Presented by: 2 3 Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. 4 WILSON SMITH COCHRAN DICKERSON CAIRNCROSS & HEMPELMANN, P.S. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 By: s/Terence J. Scanlan By: s/Patricia A. Laughman By: s/Whitney L.C. Smith By: s/Brian Buron Terence J. Scanlan, WSBA #19498 Whitney L.C. Smith, WSBA No. 21159 Patricia A. Laughman, WSBA # 46716 Brian Buron, WSBA No. 27206 524 Second Avenue, Suite 500 WILSON SMITH COCHRAN Seattle, WA 98104-2323 DICKERSON Telephone: 206-623-6501 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700 Facsimile: 206-447-1973 Seattle, WA 98164-2050 Email: tscanlan@cairncross.com Telephone: (206) 623-4100 Email: plaughman@cairncross.com Facsimile: (206) 623-9273 Attorneys for the City of Issaquah Email: smithw@wscd.com Email: buron@wscd.com Attorneys for Third Party Defendant Terra Talus LLC Dated this 7th day of June, 2021. Dated this 7th day of June, 2021. KEATING, BUCKLIN & MCCORMACK, INC., P.S. BROWN WHITE & OSBORN LLP 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 By: Michael C. Walter By: Jeremy W. Culumber Michael C. Walter, WSBA #15044 Jeremy W. Culumber, WSBA #35423 801 Second Avenue, Suite 1210 Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: 206-623-8861 Email: mwalter@kbmlawyers.com Email: jculumber@kbmlawyers.com Attorneys for the City of Issaquah By: s/Cynthia M. Cohen Cynthia M. Cohen, Admitted Pro Hac Vice 333 S. Hope Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: 213.613.0500 Facsimile: 213.613.0550 E-Mail: ccohen@brownwhitelaw.com Attorneys for ORA Talus 90, LLC and Resmark Equity Partners, LLC 23 24 25 26 JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Cause No. 18-cv-00910-RSM) – 6 bp/SLE6704.050/3903477 901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100 FAX: (206) 623-9273 1 Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. FOSTER GARVEY PC 8 HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN LLP By: s/Tyler L. Farmer Tyler L. Farmer, WSBA #39912 999 Third Avenue, Suite 4400 Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: (206) 623-1700 Facsimile: (206) 623-8717 Email: tylerf@harriganleyh.com Attorneys for ORA Talus 90, LLC and Resmark Partners, LLC By: s/Jack P. Zahner Jack P. Zahner, WSBA #24505 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: 206-689-8500 Email: jack.zahner@foster.com Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc., Talus 7 & 8, LLC, and Talus Management Services, LLC 9 Dated this 15th day of June, 2021. Dated this 8th day of June, 2021. STOEL RIVES LLP PREG O’DONNELL & GILLETT PLLC By: s/Patrick Mullaney Patrick Mullaney, WSBA #21982 600 University Street, Suite 3600 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 624.0900 Facsimile: (206) 386.7500 Email: Patrick.mullaney@stoel.com Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc., Talus 7 & 8, LLC, and Talus Management Services, LLC Dated this 7th day of June, 2021. By: s/John K. Butler John K. Butler, WSBA #28528 901 5th Avenue, Suite 3400 Seattle WA 98164 Telephone: 206-287-1775 Email: jbutler@pregodonnell.com Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc. Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. WILLIAMS, KASTNER & GIBBS PLLC CLEMENT & DROTZ, PLLC By: s/Erin Varriano Erin Varriano, WSBA # 40572 601 Union Street, Suite 4100 Seattle, WA 98101-2380 Telephone: 206-628-6600 Email: evarriano@williamskastner.com Attorneys for Element Residential, Inc. Terra Talus, LLC and Joshua Freed By: s/W. Scott Clement W. Scott Clement, WSBA #16243 100 W. Harrison Street, Suite N350 Seattle, WA 98119 Telephone: 206-448-2565 Facsimile: 206-448-2235 Email: sclement@clementdrotz.com Attorneys for Joshua Freed Dated this 8th day of June, 2021. Dated this 10th day of June, 2021. 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Cause No. 18-cv-00910-RSM) – 7 bp/SLE6704.050/3903477 901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100 FAX: (206) 623-9273 1 2 3 4 5 6 FORSBERG & UMLAUF, P.S. By: A. Grant Lingg A. Grant Lingg, WSBA #24227 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400 Seattle, WA 98164 Telephone: 206-689-8500 Email: glingg@foum.law Attorneys for Terra Associates, Inc. 7 OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER LLP By: s/Bradley L. Powell Bradley L. Powell, WSBA #11158 701 Pike Street, Suite 1700 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: 206-623-3427 Email: powell@oles.com Attorneys for Kulchin Foundation Drilling Company 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Dated this 7th day of June, 2021. FLOYD PFLUEGER & RINGER, P.S. By: s/Douglas K. Weigel Douglas K. Weigel, WSBA #27192 200 W. Thomas Street, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98119 Telephone: 206-441-4455 Email: dweigel@floyd-ringer.com Attorneys for Big Mountain Enterprises 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Cause No. 18-cv-00910-RSM) – 8 bp/SLE6704.050/3903477 901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100 FAX: (206) 623-9273 1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2 The undersigned certifies that under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of 3 Washington that on the below date I caused to be served the foregoing document on: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Attorney for Plaintiff Terence J. Scanlan Patricia A. Laughman Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S. 524 Second Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98104-2323 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 206-587-2308 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email Attorney for Plaintiff Michael Charles Walter Jeremy W. Culumber Keating Bucklin McCormack, Inc., P.S. 801 Second Avenue, Suite 1210 Seattle, WA 98104-1518 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 206-223-9423 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email Attorneys for Defendants/Third Party Plaintiffs ORA Talus 90, LLC and Resmark Equity Partners, LLC Arthur W. Harrigan, Jr. Tyler L. Farmer HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN 999 Third Avenue, Suite 4400 Seattle, WA 98104 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 206-623-8717 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email Attorneys for Defendants/Third Party Plaintiffs ORA Talus 90, LLC and Resmark Equity Partners, LLC Cynthia M. Cohen BROWN WHITE & OSBORN LLP 333 S. Hope Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 213.613.0550 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email Attorney for Third Party Defendant Kulchin Foundation Drilling Company Bradley L. Powell Ryan M. Gilchrist Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker 701 Pike Street, Suite #1700 Seattle, WA 98101-3930 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 206-682-6234 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email Attorney for Third Party Defendants/Third Party Plaintiffs J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc. and Talus Management Services and Talus 7 & 8 LLC John P. Zahner FOSTER GARVEY P.C. 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3400 Seattle, Wa 98101-3299 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 206-447-9700 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email 24 25 26 JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Cause No. 18-cv-00910-RSM) – 9 bp/SLE6704.050/3903477 901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100 FAX: (206) 623-9273 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Attorney for Third Party Defendant/Fourth Party Plaintiff J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc. Stephanie B. Ballard John K. Butler Preg O'Donnell & Gillett, PLLC 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3400 Seattle, WA 98164 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 206-287-9113 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email Attorney for Third Party Defendant Joshua Freed W. Scott Clement Travis B. Colburn Clement & Drotz PLLC 100 West Harrison Street, Suite N350 Seattle, WA 98119-4116 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 206-448-2235 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email Attorney for Third Party Defendant Terra Associates Inc. Peter Nierman A. Grant Lingg Forsberg & Umlauf PS 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400 Seattle, WA 98164-2050 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 206-689-8501 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email Attorney for Third Party Defendant Big Mountain Enterprises, LLC Amanda D. Daylong Douglas Weigel Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, P.S. 200 West Thomas Street, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98119 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 206-441-8484 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Attorney for Third Party Defendants Terra Talus LLC, Element Residential, Inc. and Joshua Freed Erin Varriano Christine J. Lee WILLIAMS KASTNER & GIBBS 601 Union Street, Suite 4100 Seattle, WA 98101 ( ) Via U.S. Mail ( ) Via Facsimile: 206-628-6611 ( ) Via Hand Delivery (X) Via CM/ECF ( ) Via Email 21 22 SIGNED this 15th day of June, 2021, at Seattle, Washington. 23 s/Becky Phares Becky Phares 24 25 26 JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEPOSITION OF KEITH CLINE PAST DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Cause No. 18-cv-00910-RSM) – 10 bp/SLE6704.050/3903477 901 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1700 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98164 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-4100 FAX: (206) 623-9273

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