Illumination Dynamics Co., LTD. v. Pacific Lighting Solutions L.L.C. et al

Filing 49

ORDER STRIKING NON-COMPLIANT 47 MOTION. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong on 4/14/2014. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/14/2014)

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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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ILLUMINATION DYNAMICS CO., LTD., a

Case No: C 14-0078 SBA

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Plaintiff,

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ORDER STRIKING NONCOMPLIANT MOTION

vs.

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and BILL ZHANG, an individual,
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Defendant.
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Defendant Pacific Lighting Solutions L.L.C. has filed a Motion for Relief from Non-

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Dispositive Pretrial Order of Magistrate Judge, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 72-2. Dkt. 47.

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Local Rule 72-2 provides that such a motion “may not exceed 5 pages (not counting

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declarations and exhibits), and must set forth specifically the portions of the Magistrate

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Judges findings, recommendation or report to which an objection is made . . . .”

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Defendant’s motion exceeds the aforementioned page limit and does not specifically

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identify the portions of the ruling to which it objects. In addition, Defendant erroneously

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filed its motion as an “Objection” in ECF. The Court need not consider any motion that is

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not filed in compliance with the Local Rules. Tri-Valley CARES v. U.S. Dept. of Energy,

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671 F.3d 1113, 1131 (9th Cir. 2012) (“Denial of a motion as the result of a failure to

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comply with local rules is well within a district court’s discretion.”); Smith v. Frank, 923

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F.2d 139, 142 (9th Cir. 1991) (“For violations of the local rules, sanctions may be imposed

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including, in appropriate cases, striking the offending pleading.”). Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Defendant’s Motion for Relief from NonDispositive Pretrial Order of Magistrate Judge (Dkt. 47) and its supporting documents are

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STRICKEN from the record without prejudice to refiling, in conformance with the Local

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Rules, within one (1) day of the date this Order is filed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 14, 2014

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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
United States District Judge

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