City of Statee v. Monsanto Co., Solutia

Full title: CITY OF SEATTLE, a municipal corporation, located in the County of King…

Court: United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Date published: Jun 2, 2023

No. C16-107-RAJ-MLP (W.D. Wash. Jun. 2, 2023)

Opinion

C16-107-RAJ-MLP

06-02-2023

CITY OF SEATTLE, a municipal corporation, located in the County of King, State of Washington Plaintiff, v. MONSANTO COMPANY, SOLUTIA INC., and PHARMACIA CORPORATION, Defendants.

SCHWABE WILLIAMSON & WYATT Connie Sue M. Martin, David F. Stearns, SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Adam E. Miller Lisa N. DeBord Susan L. Werstak Michael W. Cromwell Rachel R. Berland Trudy W. Merrill Carondelet Plaza LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Robert M. Howard, Jason M. Ohta, Daniel P. Brunton, Shannon K. Lankenau, Natalie C. Rogers, High Bluff Drive San Diego, California KING & SPALDING LLP Donald F. Zimmer Troy D. McMahan KING & SPALDING LLP Peter Hsiao SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP Richard Campbell Stephen I. Hansen Brandon Arber SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP Thomas M. Goutman David S. Haase Kim Kocher Attorneys for Defendants Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia LLC.

HONORABLE MICHELLE L. PETERSO United States Magistrate Judge.

SCHWABE WILLIAMSON & WYATT Connie Sue M. Martin, David F. Stearns, SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Adam E. Miller Lisa N. DeBord Susan L. Werstak Michael W. Cromwell Rachel R. Berland Trudy W. Merrill Carondelet Plaza LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Robert M. Howard, Jason M. Ohta, Daniel P. Brunton, Shannon K. Lankenau, Natalie C. Rogers, High Bluff Drive San Diego, California KING & SPALDING LLP Donald F. Zimmer Troy D. McMahan KING & SPALDING LLP Peter Hsiao SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP Richard Campbell Stephen I. Hansen Brandon Arber SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP Thomas M. Goutman David S. Haase Kim Kocher Attorneys for Defendants Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia LLC.

HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES, Judge.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR RE-FILING RESPONSES TO DKTS. 601 (MOTION TO EXCLUDE ROGOFF) AND 621 (MOTION TO EXCLUDE WOODYARD)

HONORABLE MICHELLE L. PETERSO United States Magistrate Judge.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(b)(1)(B), Defendants Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia Corporation (“Defendants”) sought an extension of the deadline for refiling responses in opposition to the City's Motions to Exclude Defendants' expert witnesses Marc Rogoff (Dkt. 601) and John Woodyard (Dkt. 621), which were not filed due to excusable neglect. The City did not oppose this motion.

Having considered Defendants' motion, the Court concludes that Defendants have satisfied their burden under Rule 6(b)(1)(B) of demonstrating that their neglect was excusable.

THEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for an extension of the deadline for refiling their refiling responses in opposition to the City's Motions to Exclude Defendants' expert witnesses Marc Rogoff (Dkt. 601) and John Woodyard (Dkt. 621), including the opposition briefs and the supporting declarations of Hansen and Goutman, is GRANTED.

Defendants shall refile the opposition briefs and declarations without substantive amendment by June 9, 2023.