Symantec Corporation v. Veeam Software Corporation

Filing 197

ORDER denying 193 Discovery Letter Brief (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 5/15/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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No. C 12-0700 SI

SYMANTEC CORPORATION,
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ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
PREJUDICE DISCOVERY LETTER

Plaintiff,
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v.

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VEEAM SOFTWARE CORPORATION,

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Defendant.

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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On May 14, 2014, plaintiff Symantec Corporation (“Symantec”) filed a non-joint discovery

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letter. Docket No. 193. In the letter, Symantec states that defendant Veeam Software Corporation

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(“Veeam”) refused to participate in completing the joint-letter because Veeam objected to the font used

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by Symantec in the discovery letter. Id.

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Civil Local Rule 3-4(c)(2) requires that printed text contained in a filing must be no smaller than

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“12-point standard font (e.g., Times New Roman). The text of footnotes and quotations must also

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conform to these font requirements.” Although the text in discovery letters need not be double spaced,

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the text must meet these font size requirements. The font size requirements contained in the Court’s

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Local Rules are necessary to ensure that the Court can adequately and comfortably read the arguments

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and analysis provided in the parties’ filings.

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The present discovery letter does not comply with the Local Rule’s font size requirements. If

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Symantec is unable to fit its arguments and analysis into its portion of a 5-page joint discovery letter,

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then the proper course would be to file an oversized joint discovery letter along with an administrative

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motion for leave to exceed the discovery letter page limits set forth in the Court’s standing order.

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Accordingly, the Court DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Symantec’s discovery letter. Docket No.

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193.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 15, 2014

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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge