Tucker et al v. Organon USA, Inc. et al

Filing 18

ORDER STRIKINGe 17 MOTION to Remand filed by Michelle Hetherington, Deidra Gravina, Jessica Leaman, Donna Smith, Brittany Rudolph, Wendy Buchwald, Patricia Dellaripa, Shannon Young, Myki Hyatt, Michelle Wester, Christy Allen, Shannon Vargo, Jennifer Babers, Brandi Tucker, Toumae Best. Signed by Judge ARMSTRONG on 3/11/13. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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5 BRANDI TUCKER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

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vs.

Case No: C 13-0728 SBA
ORDER STRIKING BRIEF
Dkt. 17

8 ORGANON USA, INC.,
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Defendants.

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Plaintiffs have filed an eighteen-page motion to remand. Dkt. 17. Under this Court’s

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Standing Orders, the maximum page limit for motions and oppositions thereto is fifteen

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pages. Dkt. 9 at 5. The Standing Orders further state that any brief filed “in an improper

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manner or form shall not be received or considered by the Court.” Id.; see Swanson v. U.S.

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Forest Serv., 87 F.3d 339, 345 (9th Cir. 1996) (courts have discretion to strike oversized

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briefs). Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Plaintiffs’ motion (Dkt. 17) is STRICKEN from

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the record. Plaintiffs shall have until March 15, 2013 to refile their motion in conformity

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with the Court’s Standing Orders. Plaintiffs shall re-notice their motion in accordance with

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Civil Local Rule 7-2.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 11, 2013

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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
United States District Judge