A setting in Microsoft Word is to blame for a failure to include footnotes in word counts for briefs filed on behalf of online casino provider High 5 Games, its lawyers told a federal judge in fighting a bid for sanctions.
U.S. District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright of the Western District of Washington noted the argument as she denied a bid for monetary sanctions for two overlong briefs in a March 28 order. Cartwright, an appointee of President Joe Biden, opted instead to exclude any text in footnotes in the two briefs regarding summary judgment in the case.
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