Roberts v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Filing 19

ORDER granting 18 Motion to Strike. Ordered by Judge Hugh Lawson on 11/30/2011. (nbp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION

BOBBIE ROBERTS,
Plaintiff,
Civil Action 7:11-CV-86 (HL)
v.
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY
COMPANY,
Defendant.
ORDER
This case is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s SurReply Brief (Doc. 18).
The Local Rules of this Court provide that “[b]riefing of any motion or issue
concludes when the movant files a reply brief.” M.D. Ga. R. 7.3.1(a). Because the
Court disfavors sur-reply briefs, M.D. Ga. R. 7.3.1(b), any “party desiring to file a surreply brief must move in writing for permission to do so within fourteen (14) days of
the filing of the brief to which reply is desired, succinctly specifying the reasons why
additional briefing is necessary.” M.D. Ga. R. 7.3.1(c). Plaintiff did not move to file a
sur-reply brief as required by the Local Rules, and because she failed to comply with
the Local Rules regarding sur-reply briefs, the Court will not consider her “Response
to Defendant, Brief for Summary Judgment” (Doc. 17).

Defendant’s Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Sur-Reply Brief (Doc. 18) is granted.
The Court will issue a written order on Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
shortly.
SO ORDERED, this the 30th day of November, 2011.
s/ Hugh Lawson
HUGH LAWSON, SENIOR JUDGE

mbh

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