Akkawi
Akkawi v. Sadr
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DIANA AKKAWI, et al., No. 2:20-cv-01034-DC-AC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE
KASRA SADR, et al., SUCCESSIVE MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 238, 239) 16 This matter is before the court on Defendants’ motion for leave to file a successive motion for summary judgment. (Doc. No. 238.) Plaintiffs filed an opposition to Defendants’ motion on April 25, 2025. (Doc. No. 245.) For the reasons explained below, the court will deny Defendants’ motion. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 does not limit the number of summary judgment motions that a party may file. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56. The Ninth Circuit has held that “district courts have discretion to permit successive motions for summary judgment,” and that doing so may “foster[ ] the ‘just, speedy, and inexpensive’ resolution of suits.” Hoffman v. Tonnemacher, 593 F.3d 908, 911 (9th Cir. 2010) (citation omitted).…