Al-Anazi v. Bill Thompson Transport, Incorporated et al

Filing 57

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS REQUEST TO FILE AN OVERSIZED BRIEF. Signed by District Judge Judith E. Levy. (TBan)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Abdallah Al-Anazi,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 15-cv-12928
Judith E. Levy
United States District Judge

Frederick-Thompson Company
d/b/a FTI, and Bill Thompson
Transport Inc.,

Mag. Judge R. Steven Whalen

Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO FILE AN
OVERSIZED BRIEF
This Court considers and grants Defendants’ Ex-Parte Request to
File an Oversized Brief. Pursuant to LR 7.1 (d)(3)(a) and the published
practice guidelines of this Court, Defendant has requested leave to file a
brief that may exceed the 25 page limit provided for in LR 7.1 by up to 5
additional pages. This request is supported by the following reasons
offered for the Court’s consideration:

1. This is a complex Motion involving a request to certify a class of
drivers who operated over a period of more than five years, from
multiple locations, under the direction of multiple supervisors.
2. The pending Motion is really two motions in one as it seeks both
Class Certification and Leave to File an Amended Complaint.
3. The legal issues presented in the Motion and Response cover up to
7 separate elements (four arising under FRCP 23(a) and three
arising under FRCP 23(b)) for class certification and additional
elements regarding the underlying claims that must be addressed
as well.
Having considered Defendants’ reasons:
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants’ motion is granted
and that Defendant’s brief is permitted to consist of 5 additional pages.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 24, 2017
Ann Arbor, Michigan

s/Judith E. Levy
JUDITH E. LEVY
United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served
upon counsel of record and any unrepresented parties via the Court’s
ECF System to their respective email or First Class U.S. mail addresses
disclosed on the Notice of Electronic Filing on March 24, 2017.
s/Felicia M. Moses
FELICIA M. MOSES
Case Manager

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