National Frozen Foods Corporation v. Berkley Assurance Company

Filing 137

ORDER denying Defendant's 135 Motion for Leave to File Over-length Briefing. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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Case No. C17-339 RSM

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NATIONAL FROZEN FOODS
CORPORATION, A WASHINGTON
CORPORATION,,

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ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR OVERLENGTH BRIEFING

Plaintiff,

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v.
BERKLEY ASSURANCE COMPANY, an
Iowa Corporation,

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Defendant.
This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Berkley Assurance Company
(“Berkley”)’s Motion to file over-length briefing on its upcoming motion for summary

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judgment. Dkt. #135. Berkley requests an extension from 24 to 28 pages, arguing that “due to

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the importance of the significant factual history and the number of coverage issues involved,

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Berkley is unable to provide the Court with all of the information relevant to the motion for
summary judgment without exceeding the page limit,” and that “[u]nder these circumstances,

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Berkley submits that good cause exists for its request to file an over-length motion for summary

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judgment.” Id. Berkley provides no further detail.

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR OVER-LENGTH BRIEFING - 1

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“Motions seeking approval to file an over-length motion or brief are disfavored.” LCR

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7(f). Many cases that come before this Court have significant factual history and more legal

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issues than this case, and the parties diligently work to file summary judgment motions within

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the 24-page limit. Berkley has failed to adequately explain to the Court how the situation here

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is different or why additional pages are necessary.
Having reviewed Berkley’s Motion and the remainder of the record, the Court hereby
finds and ORDERS that Berkley’s Motion for Over-length Brief (Dkt. #135) is DENIED.
DATED this 6 day of November 2018.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR OVER-LENGTH BRIEFING - 2