Marshall v. Washington State Bar Association et al

Filing 71

ORDER denying Motions to Strike by Samuel Conti.(TD)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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AT SEATTLE

For the Western District of Washington

United States District Court

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BRADLEY MARSHALL,
Plaintiff,

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v.
WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATION,
et al.,
Defendants.

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) Case No. CV-11-5319 SC
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) ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO
) STRIKE
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Now before the Court are motions for judgment on the pleadings

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brought by Defendants in the above captioned matter.

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("WSBA Mot."), 53 ("State Defs.' Mot.").

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opposition and Defendants filed reply briefs.

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("Opp'n"), 59 ("State Defs.' Reply"), 60 ("WSBA Reply").

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has also filed a surreply, ECF No. 61, sparking the parties to file

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an impressive number of additional motions.

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objection and motions to strike the surreply.

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Plaintiff filed a response and a motion to strike Defendants'

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motions to strike.

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to Marshall's motion to strike.

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Plaintiff filed a reply in support of his motion to strike.

ECF No. 64, 66.

ECF Nos. 52

Plaintiff filed an
ECF Nos. 57
Plaintiff

Defendants filed an
ECF Nos. 63, 65.

Defendants filed an opposition

ECF No. 67.

And, most recently,
ECF

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No. 70.
In light of the fact that the Court granted the parties leave

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to file over-sized briefs, this additional and often repetitive

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briefing is wasteful.

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have violated various local rules in the process.

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the Court will review and consider all arguments submitted.

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Accordingly, the various motions to strike filed by the parties are

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DENIED.

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Defendants' motions for judgment on the pleadings and the Court

Further, it appears that all of the parties
Nevertheless,

The parties are to cease filing additional briefing on

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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warns the parties to follow the proper procedures prior to filing

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additional briefing in the future.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 14, 2012
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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