Kennedy v. Bank of America, N.A. et al

Filing 29

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING PLAINTIFF'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CIVIL LOCAL RULES 3-4(c) AND 7-4(B) Order to Show Cause Hearing set for 5/11/2012 09:01 AM. Show Cause Response due by 5/4/2012. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 4/26/12. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/26/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TERRY KENNEDY,

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Plaintiff(s),

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Northern District of California

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING
PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH
CIVIL LOCAL RULES 3-4(C) AND 7-4(B)

vs.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., ET AL.,
Defendants.

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United States District Court

Case No.: 12-cv-952-YGR

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TO PLAINTIFF TERRY KENNEDY AND HIS COUNSEL OF RECORD:
The above-named Plaintiff’s counsel, September Katja, is hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE
why counsel should not be sanctioned for failing to comply with Civil Local Rules 3-4(c)(2) and 74(b) regarding limitations on the text lines per page and total page limits for briefs filed in connection
with motions.
Rule 3-4(c)(2) requires that “must be double-spaced with no more than 28 lines per page,
except for the identification of counsel, title of the case, footnotes and quotations.” Rule 7-4(b)
provides that, unless the Court expressly orders otherwise, briefs filed with opposition papers may not
exceed 25 pages of text. Plaintiff’s brief filed in opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss (Dkt.

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No. 22) was in excess of 30 pages of text, and multiple pages therein exceeded the text limits in Rule

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3-4(c)(2).

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A hearing on this Order to Show Cause shall be held on Friday, May 11, 2012, on the Court’s

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9:01 a.m. calendar, in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in a courtroom

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to be designated. Plaintiff’s counsel must file a written response to this Order to Show Cause no later

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than May 4, 2012, explaining counsel’s failure to comply with the above rules, as well as certifying

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that counsel has personally read the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases. Plaintiff’s counsel must

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appear personally at the hearing.

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If the Court is satisfied with counsel’s response, it will consider taking the Order to Show

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Cause hearing off calendar.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 26, 2012

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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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