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Order in Response to Letter/Request/E-mail
(Text-only) ORDER IN RESPONSE TO 44 Letter Request. This District's Local Rules require a party to limit its briefing (opening memo and reply combined) on a motion in a civil case to 12,000 words. When Defendants filed their motion for summary judgment in this case on July 22, 2026, they used up 10,554 of those words [33-1], leaving themselves a little under 1,500 words for their reply. Plaintiff responded on August 12, 2026, filing a brief that was 8,274 words long [37-1]. Defendants' reply memorandum is due today. Shortly after 2:00 p.m. Defendants filed a letter asking the Court to allow them to file a brief that exceeds the 12,000-word limit by an additional 3,000 words, asserting as justification for the request that: Plaintiff's opposition raises several arguments and allegations that require a response beyond the issues addressed in Defendant's opening memorandum. 44 Defendants' request is DENIED. Defendants have had two weeks since being served with Plaintiff's opposition to discuss the matter with opposing counsel and to bring the asserted need for a word-count extension to the Court's attention. Their letter does not mention whether the Plaintiff opposes the request, whether any effort was made to discuss the issue with opposing counsel, or why the request was made at the last minute. Nor have defendants indicated whether they would be willing to permit Plaintiff a surreply to address any arguments made in their proposed lengthier reply. Defendants are free to address any issues that cannot be addressed within the limits established on the length of briefs by the Local Rules at the October 1st hearing in this matter. And if the Court determines that any additional briefing is needed to resolve the issues before the Court, it can request as much after the hearing. But the tardy request for additional words is denied. The Court will extend the deadline for Defendant's filing to noon tomorrow to give them time to make sure that their memorandum falls within the word limit.
Ordered by Judge Katherine M. Menendez on 8/26/2026.(CRD)
Letter to Request Permission to Exceed Word/Line Limits
LETTER to Request Permission to Exceed Word/Line Limits . (Conlin, Erin)
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