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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Property

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVE THIEME,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIANE M. COBB, et al.,

Defendants.

CYNTHIA CHENAULT,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIANE M. COBB, et al.,

 Defendants.

LEWIS HAYNES,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIANE E. COBB, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 13-cv-03827-MEJ 

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR 

LEAVE TO AMEND WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE

Case No. 13-cv-03828-MEJ

Case No. 15-cv-02455-MEJ

The Plaintiffs in these three related cases, Steve Thieme, Cynthia Chenault, and Lewis 

Haynes, have each filed a Motion for Leave to Amend. However, the motions do not comply with 

Civil Local Rule 7 in that Plaintiffs did not notice the motions for a hearing date (Civ. L.R. 7-2(a)) 

and the motions are filed as multiple docket entries rather than as one filed document (Civ. L.R. 7-

2(b)). Plaintiffs’ counsel in this case has repeatedly e-filed documents in a format that is not 

readily accessible by the Court and other parties. For instance, instead of electronically converting 

documents from the original computer file and uploading to ECF as one document, counsel scans 

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documents and uploads them as multiple entries in ECF or as one ECF entry with multiple 

attachments. Scanned documents can be problematic since scanning creates a much larger file 

size for the same number of pages and the ECF system rejects any individual file 5.0 MB or 

larger, thus requiring multiple filings for what should normally be one entry in ECF. 

Counsel is advised that only documents which exist in paper-only must be scanned; all 

others can (and should) be electronically converted from the original computer file. If the

document exists anywhere electronically (Word, WordPerfect, Excel, website, digital photo, etc.),

the Court encourages counsel to convert the document to .pdf format rather than printing it out and 

scanning it. Remember, you almost never need to scan to prove the existence of signatures. 

Counsel is encouraged to utilize the Court’s e-filing tutorials, including instructions on how to 

create a pdf file, available at https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cand/tutor/current/. Counsel may also 

contact the ECF Help Desk by phone or email. Contact information for the help desk is at 

http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecfhelpdesk.

Plaintiffs’ Motions are hereby DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiffs shall refile their Motions by May 12, 2016, and in full compliance with Civil Local Rule 7 and the 

Court’s instructions above.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 6, 2016

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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