Alley v. Franz et al

Filing 31

ORDER denying 28 Plaintiff's Motion for Order to Refute Defendants Answer by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 5/19/2010.(erv, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland Civil Action No. 09-cv-02713-WYD-BNB ROSS ALLEY, Plaintiff, v. BEVERLY DOWIS, DR. J.G. FORTUNATO, and DR. PAULA FRANZ, Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________ This matter is before me on the plaintiff's Motion to Refute Defendants' Answer [Doc. #28, filed 05/17/2010] (the "Motion"). The plaintiff seeks leave to file a reply to the defendants' Answer. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that there shall be a complaint and answer. Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a). Further pleadings are prohibited except that the court may order a reply to an answer. Id. The court has not ordered a reply, and my review of the pleadings shows that a reply is not necessary. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED. Dated May 19, 2010. BY THE COURT: s/ Boyd N. Boland United States Magistrate Judge