Weiner et al v. Original Talk Radio Network Inc.

Filing 39

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Order to Show Cause Hearing set for 11/30/2012 09:01 AM. Show Cause Response due by 11/16/2012.. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 11/9/12. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/9/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DR. MICHAEL A. WEINER, F/K/A Michael
Savage, et al.,
Plaintiff(s),

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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vs.

Case No.: 10-CV-05785 YGR
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING
DEFENDANT’S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH
CIVIL LOCAL RULE 7-2(b) AND THE COURT’S
STANDING ORDER IN CIVIL CASES
REGARDING DISCOVERY MOTIONS

ORIGINAL TALK RADIO NETWORK INC.,
D/B/A Talk Radio Network Inc.,
Defendant(s).

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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD:
Civil Local Rule 7-2(b) provides that, unless the Court expressly orders otherwise, a motion

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may not exceed 25 pages in length. Civ. L.R. 7-2(b) (“one filed document not exceeding 25 pages in

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length”). Defendant’s Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award (Dkt. No. 33) is 34 pages in length.

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Paragraph 8 of the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases requires that “no motions regarding

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discovery disputes may be filed without prior leave of Court” and that “requests for discovery relief

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must be summarized jointly by the parties in a joint letter brief no longer than four pages.” (Standing

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Order in Civil Cases ¶ 8 (emphasis in original)). Defendant has filed a discovery motion (Dkt. No.

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34) without leave of Court.

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Counsel for Defendant are hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why they should not be

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sanctioned for failing to comply with the page limitation of Civil Local Rule 7-2(b) and this Court’s

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Standing Order in Civil Cases, which may include striking pages 26-34 of the Motion to Vacate,

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except for the signature block.

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A hearing on this Order to Show Cause shall be held on Friday, November 30, 2012, on the

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Court’s 9:01 a.m. Calendar, in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in

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Courtroom 5. Counsel for Defendant must file a written response to this Order to Show Cause by no

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later than Friday, November 16, 2012 explaining counsels’ failure to comply with the above rules, as

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well as certifying that counsel have personally read and familiarized themselves with both the Civil

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Local Rules and the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases. Counsel with pro hac vice applications

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pending shall also so certify. Defendant’s counsel shall be required to appear personally at the

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hearing.

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If the Court is satisfied with Defendant’s counsels’ response(s), it will consider taking the
Order to Show Cause hearing off calendar.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 9, 2012

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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Northern District of California

United States District Court

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