Lancaster v. Ramsey et al

Filing 28

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff's "Answers to Defendant Response and Response to Scheduling Plan," Doc. #27 . In actuality, Plaintiff's filing, if anything, is a Reply to Defendant's Answer, and Plaintiff may not file such a pleading unless the Court orders it. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a)(7). In addition, Plaintiff's filing was not required by the Court's Order Setting Rule 16 Conference. See Doc. #25 . For those reasons, the Court strikes it and directs the Clerk of Court to note on the docket text that Plaintiff's "Answers to Defendant Response and Response to Scheduling Plan," Doc. #27 , has been stricken. As the Court already has informed Plaintiff, she must follow all applicable Rules and directives of the Court. Thus, Plaintiff still must abide by the Court's Order Setting Rule 16 Conference. So ordered. Signed by District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on 1/18/2023. (TMT)

Case: 4:22-cv-00937-MTS Doc. #: 28 Filed: 01/18/23 Page: 1 of 1 PageID #: 78

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
CYNTHIA LANCASTER,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
PAUL RAMSEY, et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. 4:22-cv-00937-MTS

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s “Answers to Defendant Response and
Response to Scheduling Plan,” Doc. [27]. In actuality, Plaintiff’s filing, if anything, is a Reply to
Defendant’s Answer, and Plaintiff may not file such a pleading unless the Court orders it. See
Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a)(7). In addition, Plaintiff’s filing was not required by the Court’s Order
Setting Rule 16 Conference. See Doc. [25]. For those reasons, the Court strikes it and directs
the Clerk of Court to note on the docket text that Plaintiff’s “Answers to Defendant Response
and Response to Scheduling Plan,” Doc. [27], has been stricken. As the Court already has
informed Plaintiff, she must follow all applicable Rules and directives of the Court. Thus,
Plaintiff still must abide by the Court’s Order Setting Rule 16 Conference.
So ordered.

MATTHEW T. SCHELP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 18th day of January 2023.