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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

CURTIS D. WILLIAMS, an individual,

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, KEVIN H. 

ESTEP, THOMAS F. MADIGAN, MARIO 

M. FELIX, BRIAN R. FERNANDEZ, 

MICHAEL J. GIAMMALVO, MICAH 

BENNETT, LUIS SANTAMARIA, , and 

DOES 1-5 inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No: C 12-02511 SBA

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF'S 

OVERSIZED OPPOSITION BRIEF

Plaintiff has filed a twenty-four page opposition to Defendants' motion to dismiss. 

Dkt. 18. Under this Court's Standing Orders, the maximum page limit for motions and 

oppositions thereto is fifteen pages. Dkt. 2 at 4. The Standing Orders further state that any 

brief filed "in an improper manner or form shall not be received or considered by the 

Court." Id.; see Swanson v. U.S. Forest Serv., 87 F.3d 339, 345 (9th Cir. 1996) (courts 

have discretion to strike oversized briefs). Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Plaintiff's opposition brief (Dkt. 19) is 

STRICKEN from the record. Plaintiff shall have until January 14, 2013 to refile his 

opposition in conformity with the Court's Standing Orders. Defendants may file a revised 

reply by no later than January 21, 2013. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 1/7/13 _______________________________ 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

United States District Judge 

Case 4:12-cv-02511-SBA Document 24 Filed 01/07/13 Page 1 of 1