Jones v. Meddly

Filing 20

ORDER Striking Plaintiff's 19 Reply to Defendant's Answer to Complaint, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 10/11/17. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ARTHUR R. JONES,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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Case No. 1:17-cv-00109-SAB (PC)
ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S REPLY
TO DEFENDANT’S ANSWER TO
COMPLAINT
(ECF No. 19)

E. MEDDLY,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff Arthur R. Jones is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights

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13 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
On August 29, 2017, Plaintiff filed a reply to Defendant’s answer to the complaint,

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15 stating that he objects to the defenses raised as false and without merit. (ECF No. 19.)
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7 lists all pleadings that are permitted, including “if the

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17 court orders one, a reply to an answer.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a)(7) (emphasis added). No request to
18 file a reply to the answer was sought in this case, and the Court declines to require it.
Accordingly, Plaintiff’s reply to Defendant’s answer to the complaint is HEREBY

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20 STRICKEN from the record.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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October 11, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE