Cejas v. Myers, et al.

Filing 67

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF'S REPLY TO ANSWER 66 signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 5/27/2015. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANDREW A. CEJAS,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.
W.K. MYERS, et al.,

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Defendants.

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1:12cv00271 AWI DLB PC
ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S
REPLY TO ANSWER
(Document 66)

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Plaintiff Andrew Cejas (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

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in this civil rights action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983.

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Defendants filed their answer on May 11, 2015.

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On May 26, 2015, Plaintiff filed a pleading entitled, “Plaintiff Answering Defendant

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Pimentel’s Document 59,” in which he purports to respond to Defendant Pimentel’s answer.

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Neither the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure nor the Local Rules provide for a reply to an

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answer, absent an order from the Court requiring one. Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a). In this case, the

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Court did not order a reply to the answer. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s reply to Defendant Pimentel’s
answer is HEREBY ORDERED STRICKEN from the record.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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/s/ Dennis

May 27, 2015

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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