Lufthansa Technik v. Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Petitioner: Lufthansa Technik
Respondent: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Intervenor: Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp.
Case Number: 2:2017cv01453
Filed: September 25, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Washington
Office: Seattle Office
County: King
Presiding Judge: John C Coughenour
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1782
Jury Demanded By: None

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September 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 300 MINUTE ORDER: This matter comes before the Court on Lufthansa's response to the Court's August 23 order (Dkt. No. 297 ). Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems' may file a reply to this response, not to exceed four pages (excluding captions and certificates), no later than 9/20/2024. The Clerk is DIRECTED to renote the outstanding motion(s) to seal and to enforce (Dkt. Nos. 264 , 265 ) to this date. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA)
August 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 295 ORDER. This matter comes before the Court on Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp.'s ("AES") submission for in camera review of a sample of documents supporting the privilege log (Dkt. No. 273 -1) provided to Lufthansa Technik A G ("Lufthansa"), at issue presently before the Court. (See Dkt. Nos. 265 , 293 ). AES is ORDERED to (a) produce the documents listed herein and similar documents, even if attached to otherwise-privileged communications, and (b) revise its privilege log for this production, within 14 days (and to notify the Court once that production is made). The Court STAYS further consideration of Lufthansa's motion to compel and enforce (Dkt. No. 265 ) until 7 days following this production, to afford Lufthansa an opportunity to revise and reconsider this portion of its motion.The Clerk is DIRECTED to renote Lufthansa's motion to compel and enforce (Dkt. No. 265 ), along with the companion motion to seal (Dkt. No. 264 ) to 9/13/2024. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA)
August 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 293 MINUTE ORDER: Having reviewed the briefing on Lufthansa Technik AGs motion to compel and for sanctions (Dkt. No. 265 ), the Court concludes in camera review of a sample of the documents associated with Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems' ("AES") 12/1/2024 privilege log (Dkt. No. 273 -1) is necessary to determine compliance with the rules associated with privileged documents and work product. Accordingly, AES is DIRECTED to produce documents listed herein. These documents mus t be provided to the Court no later than 8/20/2024, and may be e-mailed at the following address: CoughenourOrders@wawd.uscourts.gov, or, if too voluminous, can be delivered by physical media (i.e., CD-ROM or thumb drive) to the Clerk of the Court.The Clerk is DIRECTED to renote the motion to compel (Dkt. No. 265 ) to 8/20/2024. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA)
August 2, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 292 ORDER granting Lufthansa's 289 Unopposed Motion to Seal the Supplemental Declaration of Gerd Jaekel Regarding Lufthansa's Response to AES's Surreply. The Court hereby grants the Motion. The Supplemental Declaration of Gerd Jaekel regarding Lufthansa's Response to AES's Surreply shall remain under seal. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA)
July 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 287 MINUTE ORDER: This matter comes before the Court on Intervenor's surreply (Dkt. No. 286 ) to Petitioner's motion to enforce and for sanctions (Dkt. No. 265 ). In accordance with LCR 7(g)(4), Petitioner may file a response to the surreply not to exceed 1,050 words. That response is due no later than 8/2/2024. The Clerk is DIRECTED to renote the motion to enforce and for sanctions (Dkt. No. 265 ) to this same date -- 8/2/2024. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA)
July 18, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 284 ORDER granting Lufthansa's 281 Unopposed Motion to Seal. The 282 Declaration of Gerd Jaekel regarding Lufthansa's Reply in Support of Its Motion to Enforce Order Compelling Production and for Contempt and Sanctions shall remain under seal. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA)
July 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 279 ORDER granting Astronics Advanced Electronics Systems Corp.'s 271 Unopposed Motion to Seal. The Court GRANTS the Motion and ORDERS Exhibit K to the Declaration of Robert S. Hoff in Opposition to Lufthansa Technik AG's Motion to Enforce and portions of the Opposition discussing Exhibit K be permanently sealed. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA)
December 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 263 ORDER granting Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp.'s 256 Motion for Reconsideration. The portion of Docket Number 254 imposing sanctions is VACATED. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA)
October 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 254 ORDER: The Court hereby GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Lufthansa's motion to compel and for sanctions (Dkt. No. 232 ) and GRANTS the motion to seal (Dkt. No. 243 ). The Clerk is DIRECTED to maintain docket number 244 under seal. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SS)
February 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 224 ORDER. The Court hereby DENIES AES's motion for a protective order (Dkt. No. 182 ), GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Lufthansa's motion to compel and for contempt and sanctions (Dkt. No. 186 ), and GRANTS Lufthansa's motions to seal (Dkt. Nos. 185 , 198 , 207 ) for the reasons explained herein. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SB)
January 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 215 MINUTE ORDER. The Court DIRECTS the parties to provide the following supplemental briefing on the issue described herein: AES's opening brief due by 1/20/2023, Lufthansa's response brief due by 1/27/2023, AES's reply brief due by 2/1/2023. Docket Numbers 182 and 186 shall be renoted to 2/1/2023. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SB)
June 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 180 MINUTE ORDER re Lufthansa Technik AG and Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp.'s submissions (Dkt. Nos. 176 , 178 , 179 ) responding to the Court's call for a joint status report (Dkt. No. 175 ). The Court FINDS that closing out the case now would be premature. The parties are ORDERED to provide the Court with another joint status report regarding the status of this matter no later than 8/15/2022. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)
June 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 177 MINUTE ORDER re Parties' 176 Joint Status Report. Because the parties are unable to effectively collaborate on the submission of a comprehensive joint report, necessitating AES's unilateral supplementation, (see id. at 4), Lufthansa may file its own supplement. That supplement shall be limited to half the pages contained in AES's and must be filed no later than two business days after AES's. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 175 MINUTE ORDER: This matter comes before the Court sua sponte. The parties are ORDERED to submit a joint status report no later than 30 days from today. To the extent Lufthansa seeks to continue to keep this case open, other than for the limit ed purpose of enforcing the Second Amended Protective Order entered in this matter, it should provide (1) updated status information for each foreign proceeding, (2) details regarding the remaining items at issue with respect to its January 2019 su bpoena to AES, and, finally, (3) how those items are relevant and necessary with respect to each of the foreign proceedings. AES, in turn, should provide a response to Lufthansa's position with respect to each. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 174 ORDER granting Petitioner's 158 Motion to Seal Exhibits to Lawrence Rosenberg Declaration. The Clerk is DIRECTED to maintain Docket Number 159 under seal. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)
December 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 172 ORDER re 155 MOTION for Contempt Motion to Enforce Order Compelling Production and for Contempt and Sanctions. AES is ORDERED, by no later than 12/17/2021, to make one or more of its representatives available for a deposition responsi ve to topics identified by Lufthansa, who shall do so no later than 12/9/2021. Should Lufthansa deem that a renewed and/or revised motion is necessary following completion of the deposition(s), Lufthansa may so move on the following expedited basis: Noting date: 10 days after the filing date; Response brief due: 3 days before the noting date, and Reply brief due: on the noting date The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate Lufthansas motion (Dkt No. 155 ). Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)
June 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 153 ORDER re Petitioner Lufthansa Technick AG's 120 Motion for Discovery From Panasonic. Lufthansa's additional petition for section 1782 discovery (Dkt. No. 120 ) is DENIED without prejudice and the parties' motions to seal (Dkt. Nos. 136 , 140 ) are GRANTED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to maintain Docket Numbers 135 and 141 under seal. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour.(SR)
June 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 151 ORDER re order to show cause (Dkt. No. 114 . The Court CLOSES Lufthansa's September 2017 Application for Discovery in Aid of Foreign Litigation (Dkt. No. 1 ), except for the limited purpose of enforcing the Court's Second Amended Pro tective Order (Dkt. No. 85 , as revised by Dkt. No. 117 ). No additional subpoenas may be issued on the September 2017 petition and the Court will not entertain further discovery motions based on the petition. The Court will address Lufthansa 9;s response to the Court's order to show cause regarding the status of its November 2018 petition, including its recently filed motion to compel production from AES, by separate order. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (PM)
June 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 142 MINUTE ORDER re Petitioner's 120 MOTION for Discovery From Panasonic. The Clerk is, therefore, DIRECTED to renote Docket Number 120 to June 18, 2021. The briefing schedule for both filings is unchanged. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)
April 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 114 ORDER denying Petitioner's 103 Motion to Compel Production of Customer Contracts. Petitioner is ORDERED to show cause why this matter should not be terminated, other than for the limited purpose of enforcing the Court's Second Amended Protective Order (Dkt. No. 85 ). Petitioner's response to this Order to Show Cause must be filed within fourteen (14) days and cannot exceed six (6) pages. Panasonic may file an objection to Petitioner's response within fourteen (14) d ays of Petitioner's response, also not to exceed six (6) pages. If Panasonic chooses to object, Petitioner may also file a reply to Panasonic's objection. That reply must be filed within seven (7) days of Panasonics objection and cannot exceed three (3) pages. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)
March 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 102 MINUTE ORDER denying Intervenor's 101 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Based on the circumstances described in Mr. Daniel's motion, he must file a Notice of Withdrawal consistent with Local Rule 83.2(b)(3). Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour.(MW)
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 99 MINUTE ORDER: This matter comes before the Court on the parties' stipulated motion for an extension of time to submit a joint status report (Dkt. No. 98 ). Finding good cause, the motion is GRANTED. A joint status report in this matter is due no later than February 8, 2021. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (LH)
January 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 97 MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to submit a joint status report apprising the Court regarding the status of the foreign patent enforcement actions and the necessity of maintaining the present case on the Court's docket. The joint status report shall be filed no later than 30 days from the date this minute order is issued. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (LH)
September 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 95 MINUTE ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to submit a joint status report apprising the Court about the status of the foreign patent enforcement actions and about the necessity of maintaining the present case on the Court's docket. The joint status report shall be filed no later than 30 days from the date this minute order is issued. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (LH)
September 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 85 SECOND AMENDED PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. The Court GRANTS Petitioner's 84 Unopposed Motion to Amend the Amended Protective Order and ENTERS the second amended protective order. (SWT)
January 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 80 ORDER granting Petitioner Lufthansa Technick AG's 57 application for § 1782 discovery as to Intervenor. Any discovery conducted pursuant to this order must comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Intervenor's motion to strike (Dkt. No. 77 ) is DENIED. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (PM)
January 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 79 ORDER granting Petitioner's 54 Motion for Discovery from Panasonic signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)
November 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 59 AMENDED PROTECTIVE ORDER re petitioner's 53 Unopposed MOTION to Amend 41 Protective Order. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)
June 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 49 ORDER granting in part and denying in part Petitioner's 42 Motion to Compel Production and Depositions signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)
January 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 41 PROTECTIVE ORDER by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)
December 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting in part and denying in part Lufthansa Tecknik AG's 1 application for section 1782 discovery. Court orders Lufthansa to modify subpoena per directions in order. The Court further orders Panasonic and Lufthansa to meet and confer in order to draft a stipulated discovery protective order by January 16, 2018. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (PM)
November 14, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER granting AES's 11 Motion to Intervene and granting Lufthansa's 2 Motion for a Scheduling Order. Panasonic's objections to the Petition due Monday, November 27, 2017; AES's objections to the Petition due Monday, November 27, 2017; Lufthansa's reply in support of the Petition due Friday, December 1, 2017. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)
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Petitioner: Lufthansa Technik
Represented By: Susan M. Gerber(Designation Admission Pro Hac Vice)
Represented By: Bradley S Keller
Represented By: Keith David Petrak
Represented By: Lawrence D. Rosenberg(Designation Admission Pro Hac Vice)
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Respondent: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Represented By: Bradford J Axel
Represented By: Lance A Pelletier
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Intervenor: Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp.
Represented By: James H. Bicks(Designation Admission Pro Hac Vice)
Represented By: Benjamin M Daniels(Designation Admission Pro Hac Vice)
Represented By: Stuart R. Dunwoody
Represented By: Adam Farbiarz(Designation Admission Pro Hac Vice)
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