Banga v. Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance Agency

Filing 163

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 11/16/2021 DENYING 155 & 159 Motions to file an Overlength Brief and DENYING 160 Motion for Sanctions for failure to comply with the undersigned's filing requirements. (Coll, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KAMLESH BANGA,

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No. 2:18-cv-01072 MCE AC

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

AMERIPRISE AUTO & HOME
INSURANCE AGENCY, et al.,
Defendants.

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On September 16, 2021, plaintiff filed a motion to exceed the court’s page limit

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requirements to file a motion for sanctions. ECF No. 155. Plaintiff estimated that she would

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need 35 pages instead of 25, asserting the additional pages were necessary because she was

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requesting sanctions against both defendants in one motion. Id. at 2. On October 13, 2021,

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plaintiff filed a second motion to exceed the page limit to file a motion for sanctions, this time

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stating that she had underestimated her needs and would require 45 pages rather than 35. ECF

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No. 159. As justification for the extra pages, she stated she “believes that a fully explained

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motion for sanctions will encourage defendants to withdraw all the offending materials from their

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pleadings and ultimately it would save the judicial resources.” Id. at 2. On November 4, 2021,

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plaintiff filed a 45-page motion for sanctions, accompanied by a 268-page declaration. ECF Nos.

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160-1, 160-2.
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The undersigned’s standing orders, which are readily available on the court’s website,

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limit motion briefing in the non-joint statement context to 20 pages.1 Neither of plaintiff’s

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motions to exceed the page limit have merit. Her hope that an over-length motion will cause

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defendants to withdraw some of their arguments and/or filings is not sufficient. The motions to

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file an overlength brief (ECF Nos. 155 and 159) are therefore DENIED. The motion for

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sanctions (ECF No. 160) is likewise DENIED for failure to comply with the undersigned’s filing

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requirements.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: November 16, 2021

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http://www.caed.uscourts.gov/caednew/index.cfm/judges/all-judges/united-states-magistratejudge-allison-claire-ac/
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