Maria Groeschel v. Benevity International Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 MARIA GROESCHEL, an individual, CASE NO. 2:24-cv-01686-JNW 8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S 9 MOTION TO REOPEN DISCOVERY v. AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 10 MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER BENEVITY INTERNATIONAL INC., a 11 foreign corporation, 12 Defendant. 13 14 1. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Maria Groeschel pursues discrimination and state-law contract 15 16 claims against her former employer, Benevity International Inc. (“Benevity”). Trial is set for April 6, 2026, and the discovery deadline was November 7, 2025.…