Gregory v. Colvin

Filing 28

ORDER to Strike Plaintiff's 20 MOTION for Summary Judgment with Supporting Memorandum of Law filed by Sandra R Gregory - Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen. ***PLEASE SEE ORDER FOR NEW DATE*** (CCie)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

SANDRA R. GREGORY,
Plaintiff,
v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,

Civil Action No. 16-12572
HON. MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
U.S. District Judge
HON. R. STEVEN WHALEN
U.S. Magistrate Judge

Defendant.
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ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
On February 24, 2017, Plaintiff, through her attorney Randall E. Phillips, filed a 23page motion for summary judgment in 10-point font. Docket #20. Local Rule 5.1(a)(3)
requires the type size of all text to be no smaller than 14-point font. See Adelson v. Ocwen
Financial Corporation, 2017 WL 1148922 (E.D. Mich. March 28, 2017)(Berg, J.).
Plaintiff should note further that Local Rule 5.1(a)(2) requires all text to be
double-spaced, with the exception of quoted material and footnotes and under Local Rule
7.1(d)(3)(A) “‘the text of a brief [...], including footnotes and signatures, may not exceed 25
pages.’” Adelson.

Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. #20] is STRICKEN. Plaintiff is
hereby granted until Wednesday, August 16, 2017 to file a brief in compliance the abovestated Local Rules.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 10, 2017

s/R. Steven Whalen
R. STEVEN WHALEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify on August 11, 2017 that I electronically filed the foregoing paper with
the Clerk of the Court sending notification of such filing to all counsel registered
electronically. I hereby certify that a copy of this paper was mailed to non-registered ECF
participants August 11, 2017.

s/Carolyn M. Ciesla
Case Manager for the
Honorable R. Steven Whalen