Opinion
2:16-cv-00107-RAJ
01-04-2023
CITY OF SEATTLE, Plaintiff, v. MONSANTO COMPANY, et al., Defendants.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Honorable Richard A. Jones, United States District Judge
The Court, having reviewed the Report and Recommendation of the Honorable Michelle L. Peterson, United States Magistrate Judge, any objections thereto, the remaining record, hereby finds and ORDERS as follows:
(1) The Report and Recommendation is approved and adopted as follows: Plaintiff City of Seattle's “Motion to Strike Defendants' Amendments to their Affirmative Defenses 10, 15, 18, 21, and 82” (dkt. # 343) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff's Motion is GRANTED as to striking Defendants' amendments to affirmative defenses 15, 18, and 21. Plaintiff's Motion is DENIED with regard to striking Defendants' amendments to affirmative defenses 10 and 82. The Court amends the Report and Recommendation to permit until February 6, 2023, to conduct discovery regarding the meaning of the terms of the State Settlement Agreement, the intent of the parties to the State Settlement Agreement, the scope of any release authorized by the State Settlement Agreement, and any other relevant surrounding circumstances.
(2) Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery (dkt. # 523) is DENIED.
(3) The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to the parties.