PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF TO FILE EXCESS PAGES OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO FILE SEPARATE EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS; ORDER

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, Jr., District Judge.

TO THIS HONORABLE COURT, ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Local Rule 7-11, Plaintiffs Marlene Perez and Rose Cerisano ("Plaintiffs"), hereby move this Court for an order granting leave for Plaintiffs to file a Memorandum in support of their Opposition to Defendant John Muir Health's ("Defendant") Motion for Summary Judgment, or, alternatively, for leave to file a separate pleading, to not exceed five pages, containing Plaintiffs' objections to the evidence offered by Defendant in support of its Motion for Summary Judgment.

Good cause exists for the relief sought. Northern District Local Rule 7-4(b) limits briefs to 25 pages. However, Local Rule 7-11 permits a party to move for administrative relief to exceed the page limit. Defendant's Memorandum in support of its Motion for Summary Judgment includes seven separate declarations. (Docs. #70-1 through 70-11.) (Declaration of Elizabeth L. Bradley ["Bradley Decl."], ¶ 2.] Including exhibits, these declarations span 557 pages. (Id.) Plaintiffs have made an earnest effort to conform to the page limit specified in Local Rule 7-4(b). (Bradley Decl., ¶ 3.) However, Plaintiffs' necessary evidentiary objections cause the Opposition to exceed 25 pages. (Id.)

Plaintiffs' counsel has attempted to informally resolve this issue with Defendant's counsel by securing a stipulation to the relief requested herein. (Bradley Decl., ¶ 4, Ex. 1.) However, Defendant's counsel declined to stipulate to the requested relief. (Id.) Accordingly, Plaintiffs request this Court grant them leave to file a Memorandum in support of their Opposition with an additional five pages, or, alternatively, to file a separate pleading, not to exceed five pages, containing Plaintiffs' evidentiary objections.

ORDER

Having reviewed the materials submitted by the parties, the Court finds that good cause exists for the relief sought by Plaintiffs.

Plaintiffs' may file a Memorandum in support of their Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment with an additional five pages, or, in the alternative, Plaintiffs may file a separate pleading, to not exceed five pages, exclusively containing Plaintiffs' objections to Defendant's evidence offered in support of its Motion for Summary Judgment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.