Opinion ID: 781207
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The union's motion to strike

Text: 103 After the workers' opening brief before this Court was filed, the union filed a motion to strike the brief and the Excerpts of Record on the grounds that they were in violation of Ninth Circuit Rules 30-1.1, 30-1.4, and 30-1.5. The union also asked for a new briefing schedule so that the workers could file a new opening brief and Excerpts of Record. 104 Because this motion was referred to the merits panel rather than to a motions panel, its goals are now effectively moot. We do not condone the apparent violations of the rules of this Court; had we heard this motion at an earlier stage of this case, we very well might have granted it. Nonetheless, this case has been extensively briefed, and striking the workers' opening brief and Excerpts of Record now would serve no legitimate purpose.