Martin v. Scottrade, Inc.

Filing 37

ORDER denying 23 Motion to Strike. Signed by Judge Susan C Bucklew on 7/10/2017. (GAG)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
ANGELA LYNN MARTIN,
on behalf of herself and all
others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No.: 8:17-cv-1042 T-24 AAS

SCOTTRADE, INC.,
Defendant.
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ORDER
This cause comes before the Court on Plaintiff Angela Martin’s Motion to Strike Portions
of Defendant Scottrade Inc.’s (“Scottrade”) Response to Martin’s Motion to Remand (Doc. 23)
and Scottrade’s response thereto (Doc. 24). Upon review, this Motion is DENIED.
After Scottrade removed this case from state court, Martin moved to remand. (Docs. 1,
8). In Scottrade’s response to the motion to remand, Scottrade requested affirmative relief,
including a stay of this action pending the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in a related
case, Matthew Kuhns v. Scottrade, Inc., case number 16-3542. (Doc. 22). Martin moves to strike
these requests for affirmative relief, arguing that they are improper under Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 7 and Local Rule 3.01. (Doc. 23).
While Martin’s point is well taken, in the interest of judicial economy and given the
procedural history of this case, the Court concludes that the Motion to Strike should be denied.
Instead, the Court directs Martin to file a reply to Scottrade’s response to the motion to remand
which addresses only Scottrade’s request to stay this action pending the decision of the Eighth
Circuit in Kuhns. This reply shall be no longer than seven pages and shall be filed by July 17,
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2017. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Martin’s Motion to Strike
is DENIED.
DONE AND ORDERED at Tampa, Florida, this 10th day of July, 2017.

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