Jones v. Las Vegas Valley Water District et al

Filing 39

ORDER that Plaintiffs Motion to Strike Answer 10 is DENIED. Signed by Judge Kent J. Dawson on 1/23/12. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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TERRIS R JONES, SR.,
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Plaintiff,

Case No. 2:11-CV-00435-KJD-PAL

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v.

ORDER

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LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT, et al.,
Defendants.

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Before the Court is Plaintiff Terris R. Jones’s Motion to Strike Answer (#10). Defendants
have filed an opposition (#11). Plaintiff is representing himself pro se.
Plaintiff seeks an order striking Defendants’ answer “for lack of them [sic] to admit or deny

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every element of Plaintiff’s claims.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(b) permits a party to admit or deny the

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allegations of the Complaint, based on information and belief. Defendants are also entitled to state

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affirmative defenses. Defendants have adequately answered Plaintiff’s complaint.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Answer (#10) is
DENIED.
DATED this 23rd day of January 2012.

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Kent J. Dawson
United States District Judge