Akaosugi et al v. Benihana, Inc.

Filing 72

ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO CONTINUE BRIEFING, ENLARGE BRIEFING SCHEDULE, AND TAKE UP TO TWENTY DEPOSITIONS by Hon. William Alsup granting in part and denying in part 67 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages.(whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/10/2012)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 TETSUO AKAOSUGI, HIEU NGUYEN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, 12 13 14 No. C 11-01272 WHA Plaintiffs, ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO CONTINUE BRIEFING, ENLARGE BRIEFING SCHEDULE, AND TAKE UP TO TWENTY DEPOSITIONS v. 15 BENIHANA NATIONAL CORPORATION, INC., 16 Defendant. / 17 18 In this meal and rest break action, defendant Benihana National Corporation has filed an 19 administrative motion seeking: (1) to continue the briefing and hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for 20 partial summary judgment until after plaintiffs’ motion for class certification is decided; (2) to 21 enlarge the briefing schedule on plaintiffs’ motion for class certification; and (3) to allow BNC to 22 take up to twenty depositions. Plaintiffs oppose. 23 The briefing and hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment will be 24 postponed. See FRCP 23(d)(1). On January 3, 2012, plaintiffs noticed their motions for class 25 certification and for partial summary judgment to be heard on February 9. Plaintiffs move for 26 partial summary judgment as to defendant’s thirty-seventh affirmative defense (Dkt. No. 37 at 27 13). The current briefing schedule and the hearing for the motion for partial summary judgment 28 are hereby VACATED. A new briefing and hearing schedule for the motion for partial summary judgment will be set after the motion for class certification is decided. 1 Defendant also seeks to renew its motion to enlarge the briefing schedule on plaintiffs’ 2 motion for class certification. The prior order denying defendant’s motion to enlarge the briefing 3 schedule stated that the denial was “without prejudice to making a new motion to extend the 4 briefing schedule in the event that the motion for class certification is sufficiently complex and 5 fact intensive that it requires more time to respond” (Dkt. No. 59). Having reviewed the motion 6 for class certification, which seeks to certify three subclasses, and the voluminous exhibits 7 appended thereto, the order concludes it is sufficiently complex to warrant a short extension of 8 the briefing schedule. The opposition brief will be due FEBRUARY 6, and the reply will be due 9 FEBRUARY 21. The hearing will be at 8:00 A.M. ON MARCH 1. Defendant has already taken three depositions in this action and requests leave to take up 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 to 20 depositions. The request to take up to 20 depositions is DENIED. After defendant has taken 12 nine depositions, it may renew its request to take additional depositions. 13 14 IT IS SO ORDERED. 15 16 Dated: January 10, 2012. WILLIAM ALSUP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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