Merritt et al v. Countrywide Financial Corporation et al

Filing 210

ORDER STRIKING 205 OVERSIZE BRIEF; DENYING 208 DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE EXCESS PAGES. Signed by Hon. Beth Labson Freeman on 4/1/2015. (blflc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/1/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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DAVID MERRITT, et al.,

Case No. 09-cv-01179-BLF

Plaintiffs,
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v.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL
CORPORATION, et al.,

ORDER STRIKING OVERSIZE BRIEF;
DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION
FOR LEAVE TO FILE EXCESS PAGES
[Re: ECF 205, 208]

Defendants.

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Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Countrywide and Bank of America Defendants’ Rule 12(b)(6)

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Motion to Dismiss Third Amended Complaint, ECF 205, is grossly in excess of the maximum

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pages allowed for an opposition brief or memorandum, as set forth in Civil Local Rule 7-3(a). It

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is accordingly STRICKEN. Plaintiffs shall file a brief that conforms with the requirements of the

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local rules by no later than April 9, 2015. Defendants’ reply shall be due within 7 days

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thereafter. Civ. L.R. 7-3(c). Defendants’ Motion to Exceed the Page Limit on Defendants’ Reply,

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ECF 208, is accordingly DENIED as moot.

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All parties are reminded that evidentiary objections must be contained within the text of

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the brief or memorandum, Civ. L.R. 7-3; all papers must be double-spaced with no more than 28

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lines per page, Civ. L.R. 3-4(c)(2); and all typewritten font (including footnotes) must be no

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smaller than 12-point font, id. It goes without saying that these exemplary requirements are not

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exhaustive, and the parties should familiarize themselves with all of the Civil Local Rules.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 1, 2015
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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge