Bivins v. Ju et al

Filing 32

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 7/5/2017 ORDERING 31 is placed in the file and disregarded. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSEPH BIVINS,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:16-cv-0389 MCE KJN P

v.

ORDER

DR. JU,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se, in this civil rights action for relief pursuant

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to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 21, 2017, plaintiff filed a 32 page “opposition” to defendants’

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answer. (ECF No. 31.)

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Rule 7(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides:

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(a) Pleadings. Only these pleadings are allowed:

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(1) a complaint;

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(2) an answer to a complaint;

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(7) if the court orders one, a reply to an answer.

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a) (emphasis added). The court has not ordered plaintiff to reply to defendants’

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answer and declines to make such an order.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s opposition (ECF No. 31) is

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placed in the file and disregarded.

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Dated: July 5, 2017

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/bivi0389.77e

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