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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RALPH MILLER,

Plaintiff(s),

 vs.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES,

Defendant(s). /

No. C 02-2118 MJJ (MEJ)

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S

MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING ORDER

On May 22, 2006, the Court scheduled a hearing date of July 20, 2006 for defendant

International Business Machine's ("IBM") motion to dismiss for repeated and willful failures to

comply with the Court's discovery orders. Doc. #545. Now before the Court is IBM's

administrative motion to modify the scheduling order. Doc. #546. Under IBM's proposed schedule,

its reply brief would be filed on or before June 9 and the hearing would be held on June 15, less than

one week later. Given the severity of the requested sanctions, the Court finds that the full briefing

period under Civil Local Rule 7 is necessary, as is the two-week period between the date IBM files

its reply and the date of the hearing. Further, although IBM contemplates an order from the Court

on the same date as the hearing, again, given the severity of the requested sanctions, this is unlikely. 

Accordingly, the Court hereby DENIES IBM's request. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 23, 2006 MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:02-cv-02118-MJJ Document 548 Filed 05/23/06 Page 1 of 1