American Airlines Inc v. Travelport Limited et al

Filing 408

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' #400 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SURREPLY IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL SECOND DEPOSITION OF SABRE WITNESSES. (See order for specifics.) (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Jeffrey L Cureton on 9/19/2012) (mdf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

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TRAVELPORT LIMITED, ET

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:11-CV-244-Y

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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SURREPLY
IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL SECOND
DEPOSITION OF SABRE WITNESSES
Pending before the Court is Defendants Sabre Inc., Sabre Holdings Corporation,
and Sabre Travel International Ltd.'s Motion for Leave to File Suneply in Opposition to

American's Motion to Compel the Second Deposition of Sabre Witnesses [doc. # 400],

filed August 30, 2012. Under the local rules, the movant is generally entitled to have the
final word. See Ponder Research Group, LLP v. Aquatic Navigation, No. 4:09-CV-322-Y,
2009 WL 2868456, at *13 (N.D. Tex. Sept. 4,2009); see also Local Rules 7.1,56.7 of the

Local Civil Rules of the Northern District of Texas. Indeed, this Court has previously
noted that surreplies are "highly disfavored" and are permitted only

in "exceptional or

extraordinary circumstances." Lacher v. West, 147 F. Supp. 2d 538,539-40 (N.D. Tex.

2001). After review of Defendants' motion, proposed surreply, and Plaintiff s response,

the Court concludes that Defendants have not demonstrated that such
circumstances exist to

exceptional

justiff the filing of the surreply. Consequently, the Court concludes

that Defendants' motion should be DENIED.

Based on the foregoing,

it is ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Leave to File

Suneply in Opposition to American's Motion to Compel the Second Deposition of Sabre
Witnesses [doc. # 400] is DENIED.

SIGNED September 19, 2012.