Johnson et al v. United Continental Holdings, Inc. et al

Filing 119

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFERRED PORTION OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS, TO ENLARGE TIME, AND TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. To the extent defendants seek, as to their severance motion and the op position thereto, an order increasing the page limitations from twenty-five to thirty-five pages, the motion is granted. To the extent defendants seek, as to their severance motion, an enlargement of the briefing schedule as jointly proposed at the c ase management conference, the motion is granted. In all other respects, the motion is DENIED; as to the venue motion, the denial is without prejudice to refiling after the severance motion has been determined. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on August 11, 2014. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/11/2014)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 11 ELDRIDGE JOHNSON, et al., Plaintiffs, 12 13 14 No. C-12-2730 MMC ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFERRED PORTION OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS, TO ENLARGE TIME, AND TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE v. UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 / 17 18 Before the Court is defendants’ “Administrative Motion to Exceed Page Limits, to 19 Enlarge Time, and to Continue August 8, 2014 Case Management Conference and 20 Related Deadlines,” filed July 2, 2014, by which defendants seek (1) as to their anticipated 21 motion to sever and motion to dismiss/transfer based on improper venue, as well as for 22 plaintiffs’ oppositions thereto, an order increasing the page limitations from twenty-five to 23 thirty-five pages; (2) as to the replies, an order increasing the page limitations from fifteen 24 to twenty-five pages; and (3) as to each such motion, an order enlarging the briefing 25 schedules.1 26 Having considered the papers filed in connection with defendants’ administrative 27 1 28 By order filed July 9, 2014, the Court denied the motion to the extent it sought a continuance of the case management conference, and deferred ruling on the remaining issues pending further discussion at said conference. 1 motion, and having addressed the matter further at the case management conference 2 conducted August 8, 2014, the Court finds good cause has been shown for the requested 3 increase in the page limitations applicable to the motion to sever and opposition thereto, 4 and for an enlargement of the briefing schedule for said motion. 5 6 7 Accordingly, defendants’ administrative motion is hereby GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows: 1. To the extent defendants seek, as to their severance motion and the opposition 8 thereto, an order increasing the page limitations from twenty-five to thirty-five pages, the 9 motion is GRANTED. 10 2. To the extent defendants seek, as to their severance motion, an enlargement of 11 the briefing schedule as jointly proposed at the case management conference, the motion 12 is GRANTED. 13 14 15 3. In all other respects, the motion is DENIED; as to the venue motion, the denial is without prejudice to refiling after the severance motion has been determined.2 IT IS SO ORDERED. 16 17 Dated: August 11, 2014 MAXINE M. CHESNEY United States District Judge 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 At the time they filed their administrative motion, defendants anticipated filing the severance motion and venue motion simultaneously. At the case management conference, the parties and the Court agreed that the motions should be filed and heard sequentially. 2

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