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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Michael G. Woods, #058683-0

Deborah A. Byron, #105327

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard

Wayte & Carruth LLP

P.O. Box 28912

5 River Park Place East

Fresno, CA 93720-1501

Telephone: (559) 433-1300

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300

Attorneys for Defendants

PETER G. MEHAS, JAN BIGGS and KEN

CAMPBELL

(SPACE BELOW FOR FILING STAMP ONLY)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT

TIM NOLT, TIM ALLISON and CHRIS

HUDSON,

Plaintiffs,

v.

PETER G. MEHAS; JAN BIGGS; KEN

CAMPBELL and DOES 1 through 100,

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:05-CV- 01429 LJO-SMS

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED

PAGE LIMIT FOR POINTS AND

AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

AND/OR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION

AND ORDER THEREON

DATE: August 27, 2007

 TIME: 8:30 a.m.

COURTROOM: No. 4

Trial Date: October 29, 2007

APPLICATION

I, Deborah Byron, do hereby declare and state:

1. I am a member of the law firm of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte

& Carruth, LLP, counsel of record herein for Defendants Peter G. Mehas, Jan Biggs and Ken

Campbell, and am duly licensed to practice law before all Courts in the State of California and

before this Court.

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APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMIT FOR POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND/OR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION AND ORDER THEREON

 2. This application is made for leave to file a brief not exceeding 50 pages on

the grounds that the issues addressed in Defendants’ Motion are many, involving multiple parties

and multiple defendants, and cannot be reasonably and appropriately presented in a shorter form.

3. On August 29, 2005, Plaintiffs filed First Amended Complaint against

Defendants, in their personal capacities, asserting claims of First Amendment and due process

violations actionable under 42 USC §1983. Plaintiffs’ Complaint includes 22 separate allegations

of retaliatory conduct covering a period of several years.

4. Defendants’ motion is to be filed on or before Friday, July 20, 2007, per

this Court’s Order of June 26, 2007.

 5. I am mindful of this Court’s standing order limiting pleadings in summary

judgment motions to 25 pages. However, in this instance, because three plaintiffs sued three

defendants in their personal capacities, the Motion must address the actions of each Defendant,

individually, in the context of each separate Plaintiff’s allegations. In other words, to some extent

the motion is comparable to nine separate motions for summary judgment. Moreover, there are a

number of complicated legal issues which are thoroughly briefed for the benefit of this Court.

 6. Defendants have been able to reduce the supporting authorities to 50 pages,

and will endeavor to further limit the length of the pleading. Defendants nevertheless request

permission from this Court to file points and authorities in support of the summary judgment

motion not to exceed 50 pages (excluding face page and tables).

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APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMIT FOR POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND/OR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION AND ORDER THEREON

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America

that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration is executed on July 12, 2007, at

Fresno, California.

_________/s/ Deborah A. Byron_________

Deborah A. Byron

ORDER

Upon ex parte application submitted by Defendants Peter G. Mehas, Jan Biggs and

Ken Campbell, and good cause appearing, leave is hereby granted in favor of Defendants to file

its brief in support of summary judgment and/or summary adjudication, not to exceed 50 pages in

length (excluding face page and tables), on the condition that defendants are clear, concise

and succinct in their briefing and avoid unnecessary duplication.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 13, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

66h44dUNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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