PUMA SE v. Brooks Sports Inc

• Court: District Court, W.D. Washington
• Decided: January 24, 2024
• Docket: 2:23-cv-00116
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

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5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 PUMA SE and PUMA NORTH CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00116-LK 11 AMERICA INC., ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED 12 Plaintiffs, MOTION TO MODIFY THE v. SCHEDULING ORDER 13 BROOKS SPORTS, INC., 14 Defendant. 15 16 This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Stipulated Motion to Modify the 17 Scheduling Order. Dkt. No. 116. The Court hereby GRANTS the parties’ motion and amends the 18 original pretrial schedule, see Dkt. No. 90, with the following: 19 Event Date 20 JURY TRIAL SET FOR 9:00 a.m. on To be set by the 21 Court Length of trial 5 days 22 All motions related to liability discovery must be filed by 3/11/2024 23 Liability discovery completed by 4/17/2024 24 1 All dispositive motions and motions challenging liability expert 5/8/2024 witness testimony must be filed by this date (see LCR 7(d)). 2 Such motions must be noted for consideration no later than the fourth Friday thereafter (see LCR 7(d)), unless the parties are 3 filing cross-motions for summary judgment and have agreed to a different briefing schedule as contemplated by LCR 7(k) 4 If the plaintiffs/counter-defendants do not file a dispositive 6/10/2024 5 motion, the deadline for any dispositive motion by the defendant/counter-claimant 6 Responses to damages-related discovery requests The later of 30 days 7 from service or 14 days after order on 8 dispositive motions, or, if no such motion 9 is filed, 6/26/2024 10 Substantial completion of document production for damages- 30 days after order related discovery requests on dispositive 11 motions, or if no such motion is filed, 12 6/26/2024 13 Disclosure of expert testimony under FRCP 26(a)(2) regarding 90 days after order any damages issue due on dispositive 14 motion(s), or, if no such motion is filed, 15 8/9/2024 Disclosure of rebuttal expert testimony under FRCP 26(a)(2) 60 days after the 16 regarding any damages issue due deadline for opening reports on damages 17 If the party with the burden of proof as to any damages issue has 120 days after order 18 disclosed no experts, the responding party must make any expert on dispositive disclosure by motion(s), or, if no 19 such motion is filed, 9/11/2024 20 All motions related to damages discovery must be filed by 120 days after order 21 on dispositive motion(s), or, if no 22 such motion is filed, 9/11/2024 23 Damages discovery completed by 150 days after order 24 on dispositive 1 motion(s), or, if no such motion is filed, 2 10/11/2024 3 All motions challenging damages expert witness testimony 180 days after order must be filed by this date (see LCR 7(d)). on dispositive 4 motion(s), or, if no such motion is filed, 5 11/13/2024 6 Settlement conference, if mediation has been requested by the 2 months before trial parties per LCR 39.1, held no later than 7 All motions in limine must be filed by 35 days before trial 8 Proposed jury instructions and agreed LCR 16.1 Pretrial Order 21 days before trial 9 due, including exhibit list with completed authenticity, admissibility, and objections fields 10 Trial briefs, proposed voir dire questions, and deposition 14 days before trial designations due 11 Pretrial conference scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on 10 days before trial 12 13 All other dates are specified in the Local Civil Rules. The dates set forth in this order are 14 firm dates that can be changed only by order of the Court, not by agreement of counsel for the 15 parties. The Court will alter these dates only upon good cause shown or on a showing of excusable 16 neglect, if applicable. See Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 17 2002). Failure to complete discovery within the time allowed is not recognized as good cause. If 18 any of the dates identified in this Order or the Local Civil Rules fall on a weekend or federal 19 holiday, the act or event shall be performed on the next business day. 20 In its denial of parties’ original stipulated motion to modify the scheduling order, the Court 21 instructed the parties to “explain why they could not have sought the requested schedule 22 modification sufficiently in advance of the existing deadline they wish to modify.” Dkt. No. 112; 23 see also LCR 7(j) (instructing litigants to seek relief from a deadline “sufficiently in advance of 24 the deadline to allow the court to rule on the motion prior to the deadline”). In their amended 1 motion, the parties state only that their “inability to meet the [liability discovery motions] deadline 2 came to their attention during a meet and confer between counsel on January 3, 2024 during which 3 the Parties recognized that certain discovery disputes were not ripe for the Court’s attention.” Dkt. 4 No. 116 at 2–3. The Court cautions that any further lack of attention to deadlines will not be treated

5 as “good cause” warranting modification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4). See 6 Johnson, 975 F.2d at 609 (“[C]arelessness is not compatible with a finding of diligence and offers 7 no reason for a grant of relief.”). 8 The Court expects to assign a trial date after it issues its order on dispositive motions, or, 9 if no such motion is filed, after the deadline for defendant/counter-claimant’s dispositive motion. 10 COOPERATION 11 As required by LCR 37(a), all discovery matters are to be resolved by agreement if 12 possible. Counsel are also directed to cooperate in preparing the final pretrial order in the format 13 required by LCR 16.1, except as ordered below. 14 PRIVACY

15 Pursuant to LCR 5.2(a), parties shall refrain from including, or shall partially redact where 16 inclusion is necessary, the following personal data identifiers from all documents filed with the 17 court or used as exhibits in any hearing or at trial, unless otherwise ordered by the court: 18 • Dates of Birth − redact to the year of birth, unless deceased. 19 • Names of Minor Children − redact to the initials, unless deceased or currently over the age of 18. 20 • Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Numbers − redact in their entirety. 21 • Financial Accounting Information − redact to the last four digits. 22 • Passport Numbers and Driver License Numbers − redact in their entirety. 23 Parties in social security appeals and immigration cases shall comply with LCR 5.2(c). 24 1 SETTLEMENT 2 If this case settles, counsel shall notify Natalie Wood via email at 3 natalie_wood@wawd.uscourts.gov as soon as possible. Pursuant to LCR 11(b), an attorney who 4 fails to give the Deputy Clerk prompt notice of settlement may be subject to such discipline as the

5 Court deems appropriate. 6 Dated this 24th day of January, 2024. 7 A 8 Lauren King United States District Judge 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23