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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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*E-FILED 11/27/07*

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

GREGORY NEAL GRIMES, 

Plaintiff,

 v.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.,

Defendant. /

NO. C 05-01824 RS

ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO

FILE MOTION TO RECONSIDER

 

On November 21, 2007, defendant filed a motion pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-9 seeking

leave to file a motion for reconsideration of Judge Breyer’s rulings on the parties’ cross-motions for

summary judgment on plaintiff’s eleventh claim for relief. Defendant contends reconsideration is

appropriate in light of the issuance of Foothill Federal Credit Union v. Superior Court, 155

Cal.App.4th 652 (2007) after the briefing on the summary judgment motions was complete. The

record, however, shows that defendant submitted a copy of the decision to the Court prior to the

hearing as permitted by Civil Local Rule 7-3 and that defendant specifically drew the Court’s

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attention to it at the hearing. Judge Breyer stated, “I will look at it. And then if I think it would

change the result or might change the result, I will invite some further briefing on it. Okay?”

In bringing this motion for leave to seek reconsideration, defendant appears to be suggesting

that Judge Breyer in fact failed to read or consider Foothill despite his stated intent to do so. 

Defendant asserts that “the Court has not yet responded” to its submission of Foothill and seems to

be implying that the issue was overlooked in the course of this matter being transferred. 

Judge Breyer, however, did “respond” to defendant’s submission of Foothill. He promised

to consider it and to solicit further briefing if the case supported, or might support, a change in result. 

This action was not transferred until several weeks later. This record does not support defendant’s

apparent contention that Judge Breyer never considered Foothill or that it somehow got lost in the

shuffle. Rather, the only reasonable presumption is that Judge Breyer considered Foothill, but did

not find it to be dispositive. Under these circumstances, then, defendant has not shown that a basis

for reconsideration exists. Accordingly, its request for leave to file a motion for reconsideration is

denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 27, 2007 

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT NOTICE OF THIS ORDER HAS BEEN GIVEN TO:

Claudia Center ccenter@las-elc.org, lbossing@las-elc.org, lkapros@las-elc.org

Kathryn Burkett Dickson kbdickson@dicksonross.com, courtmail@boxerlaw.com,

pwach@dicksonross.com

Thomas E. Geidt tomgeidt@paulhastings.com, jeffsmith@paulhastings.com

Gregory Neal Grimes Gngrimes65@aol.com

E. Jeffrey Grube , Esq jeffgrube@paulhastings.com, patricialawson@paulhastings.com

Kerri N. Harper kerriharper@paulhastings.com, jeffsmith@paulhastings.com

Leslie Fran Levy courtmail@boxerlaw.com

Sana Swe sanaswe@paulhastings.com, daliaromhill@sbcglobal.net

Maurice Kirby Collette Wilcox kirbywilcox@paulhastings.com, janetgogna@paulhastings.com

Julie Anne Wilkinson JulieWilkinson@paulhastings.com, helendevol@paulhastings.com

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not

registered for e-filing under the Court's CM/ECF program. 

Dated: 11/27/07 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ BAK 

 Chambers

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