General Electric Company, et al. v. Wilkins

Filing 367

ORDER ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT FILINGS AND BRIEFING signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on June 18, 2012. (Munoz, I)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
et.,

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CASE NO. CV F 10-0674 LJO JLT

Plaintiffs,

ORDER ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT
FILINGS AND BRIEFING

vs.
THOMAS WILKINS,

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Defendant.

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AND COUNTERACTION.

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This Court’s July 15, 2011 order requires the parties to file under seal documents designated as

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confidential or otherwise protected (“protected documents”). The parties have informed this Court that

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they intend to file summary judgment motions to include protected documents subject to sealing orders.

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On the basis of good cause and to reduce the burden on this Court, this Court:

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1.

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ORDERS each party, no later than June 21, 2012, to serve on the other parties a list of
protected documents which the party intends to use for summary judgment;

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ORDERS the parties, no later than June 25, 2012, to engage in genuine, meaningful good

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faith efforts to ascertain whether each protected document is legitimately subject to

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protected status and whether the protected document may be filed without sealing;
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ORDERS the parties, no later than June 27, 2012, to arrange with U.S. Magistrate Judge
Thurston to address disputes whether protected documents are subject to sealing;

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RESETS to June 29, 2012 the deadline to file dispositive motions;

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ORDERS the parties, no later than July 13, 2012, to file summary judgment opposition

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papers;

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LIMITS the parties’ respective moving and opposition briefs to 25 pages; and

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ORDER the parties to file no reply summary judgment papers, unless this Court

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otherwise orders.

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Pursuant to its practice, this Court will consider the summary judgment motions on the record

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without a hearing, unless this Court orders otherwise. Given the additional time granted to prepare

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dispositive motions, this Court FURTHER ORDERS:

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The parties’ respective papers must be concise, well-organized and properly supported.

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Statements of undisputed material facts and responses thereto must distill clearly “facts,” not argument

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or speculation, and must be coherent, succinct, and well-organized sequentially by the events or claims

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at issue. Undisputed material facts must be completely and meaningfully supported by the record and

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admissible evidence. The parties must not provide undisputed material facts which misconstrue or

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unreasonably extrapolate from the record or which are not completely supported by appropriate

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evidence. This Court will strike papers or portions thereof which do not meet these requirements. This

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order serves as a predicate to impose sanctions on the parties and their counsel in this or other actions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
66h44d

June 18, 2012

/s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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