Opinion
Case No. 12-11503
12-11-2012
ORDER STRIKING DEFENDANTS'
RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY
AND CROSS MOTION TO COMPEL
Plaintiff moved to compel discovery on November 15, 2012. Defendants filed a combined response and cross motion to compel Plaintiff to disclose its infringement contentions. The court's practice guidelines state that "[u]nder no circumstances may a motion be included within or tacked onto a response or a reply." Accordingly,
Practice Guidelines for Judge Robert H. Cleland, Motion Practice, http:// www.mied.uscourts.gov/ Judges/ guidelines/ topic.cfm?topic_id=69 (last visited Dec. 10, 2012).
IT IS ORDERED that Defendants' response and cross motion to compel [Dkts. # 35, 36, & 37] are STRICKEN without prejudice. Defendants are DIRECTED to file an amended response to Plaintiff's motion to compel discovery [Dkt. # 33] by December 18, 2012.
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ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record on this date, December 11, 2012, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
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