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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 09:201 Petition for Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Award

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BU8 SDN. BHD, et al.

Petitioner and Counter-Defendants,

v.

CREAGRI, INC.,

Respondent and Counter-Claimant. ___________________________________

No. C-14-4503 EMC

ORDER REGARDING CREAGRI’S

VIOLATION OF N.D. CAL. LOCAL

RULE 7-3(a)

On December 11, 2014, Petitioner BU8 filed a (singular) motion with this Court to confirm a

foreign arbitration award it obtained against Respondent Creagri, Inc., and to strike all of Creagri’s

defenses and counterclaims from Creagri’s responsive pleading. Docket No. 15. On January 15,

2015, Respondent Creagri filed two separate opposition briefs, one responding to BU8’s arguments

with respect to confirming the foreign arbitration award, and the other responding to BU8’s

arguments regarding Creagri’s pleaded defenses. Docket Nos. 26 and 27. 

This Court’s Local Rules provide that a party may file one opposition to “a [singular]

motion” and that any “such brief or memorandum may not exceed 25 pages of text.” N.D. Cal.

Local Rule 7-3(a). Here, Creagri filed two separate oppositions, totaling 31 pages of substantive

text. Creagri’s filings violate the Local Rules. BU8 filed one motion, thus Creagri was entitled to

file only one opposition brief, not to exceed 25 pages of text. Id. 

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Case 3:14-cv-04503-EMC Document 30 Filed 01/20/15 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Consequently, the Court will permit BU8 to file its (one) reply brief with an excess six pages of text

over the proscribed limit. See Local Rule 7-3(c) (providing that a reply brief “may not exceed 15

pages of text”). Put simply, BU8’s reply brief may contain 21 pages of substantive text. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 20, 2015

_________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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