Athletics Investment Group, LLC v. Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ATHLETICS INVESTMENT GROUP, Case No. 21-cv-05246-MMC

LLC,

8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF AS AMICI v. CURIAE

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES,

INC., Defendant. 12 Before the Court is the "Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment" ("Motion for Leave"), filed March 29, 2024, by Communities for a Better Environment, San Francisco Baykeeper, and Natural Resources Defense Council's (collectively, "Proposed Amici"). Defendant Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. ("Schnitzer"), has filed opposition thereto. Having read and considered the Motion for Leave and the opposition, the Court rules as follows. As Proposed Amici state, and as Schnitzer acknowledges, district courts have found it appropriate to consider "amicus briefs from non-parties concerning legal issues that have potential ramifications…