Smith v. Puentes et al

Filing 29

ORDER Strictly Enforcing Deadline for Defendants' Reply Brief re Plaintiff's 23 Motion, signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 10/14/2009. Defendants' Reply Brief Shall be Disregarded. (Sondheim, M)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Plaintiff Jonas David Smith has moved to strictly enforce the deadline for defendants' reply brief in their pending motion to dismiss the complaint under F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) and to strike the punitive damages claim under F.R.Civ.P. 12(f) (doc. 23). Paragraph 10 of the First Informational Order (doc. 2), dated November 24, 2008, provides for strict enforcement of all court deadlines and requires all requests for extension to be filed with the court before the deadline in question. Pursuant to the court's order dated December 15, 2008 (doc. 4), motions in this case must comply with L.R. 78-230(m), which provides that defendants' reply brief was to be filed no more than five days after plaintiff's opposition was filed, plus three days for mailing or electronic service. Plaintiff's opposition was filed on May 13, 2009 (doc. 21); defendants' reply was filed May 27, 2009 (doc. 27). Defendants' concede that the reply brief was filed late. /// v. GEORGINA PUENTES, et al., Defendants. / (Doc. 23) JONAS DAVID SMITH, Plaintiff, ORDER STRICTLY ENFORCING DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANTS' REPLY BRIEF CASE NO. 1:08-cv-01792-LJO-SMS PC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Accordingly, this court hereby ORDERS that defendants' reply brief shall be disregarded.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: icido3 October 14, 2009 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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