Chang
Ching P. Chang v. Citibank
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHING P. CHANG, Case No. 25-cv-04162-JST
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. LEAVE TO FILE A SUR-REPLY
CITIBANK, Re: ECF No. 30 Defendant.
12 Before the Court is Plaintiff Ching P. Chang’s motion for leave to file a sur-reply based on “new evidence and clarifications from my personal files.” ECF No. 30 at 1. Defendant Citibank did not file a response to Chang’s motion. “Parties do not have the right to file sur[-]replies and . . . [t]he Court generally views motions for leave to file a sur[-]reply with disfavor.” Garcia v. Biter, 195 F. Supp. 3d 1131, 1133–34 (E.D. Cal. 2016) (citing Hill v. England, No. CVF05869 REC TAG, 2005 WL 3031136, at *1 (E.D. Cal. 2005)). “Although the court may in its discretion permit the filing of a sur-reply, this discretion should be exercised in favor of allowing a sur-reply only where a valid reason for such additional briefing exists, such as where the movant raises…