Industrial Piping, Inc. v. Zhang et al

Filing 54

ORDER denying 53 Motion to Consolidate Its Responses In Opposition To The Motions To Dismiss/Transfer Venue. Signed by Magistrate Judge David Keesler on 02/20/2015. (jlk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-CV-537-RJC-DCK
INDUSTRIAL PIPING, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
TAO (MIKE) ZHANG, DAYI (SEAN) LIU,
SCOTT PAUL, TIANWEI NEW ENERGY
HOLDINGS CO., LTD. and DOES 1-10,
Defendants.

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ORDER

THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on “Plaintiff’s Motion To Consolidate Its
Responses In Opposition To The Motions To Dismiss/Transfer Venue Filed By Defendants Paul,
Zhang, And Liu” (Document No. 53).

This motion has been referred to the undersigned

Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), and immediate review is appropriate. Having
carefully considered the motion and the record, the undersigned will deny the motion.
The undersigned appreciates Plaintiff’s desire to be efficient; however, the Court will
respectfully deny Plaintiff’s request. The undersigned observes that while Defendants have
consented to a consolidated response, the parties have not been able to agree on an appropriate
page limitation. (Document No. 53, p.3). Moreover, in most cases the undersigned finds that
review of pending motions and briefs is easier when the briefing follows the typical pattern of
motion-response-reply. The undersigned prefers that each motion, and subsequent briefing,
stand on its own, without consolidation or incorporation related to other motions or briefs.

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that “Plaintiff’s Motion To Consolidate Its
Responses In Opposition To The Motions To Dismiss/Transfer Venue Filed By Defendants Paul,
Zhang, And Liu” (Document No. 53) is DENIED.
SO ORDERED.
Signed: February 20, 2015

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