Piovo v. Stone et al

Filing 143

ORDER Denying 136 Motion to Strike and 137 Motion o Enter Default Against Defendant Ronald A. Colquitt. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 11/17/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JOSEPH EUGENE PIOVO, Individually and as
Beneficiary of Vice Roy United Nations Credit
and Commerce International Blind Trust,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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ROBERT STONE, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:13-cv-01922-APG-GWF
ORDER
Motion to Strike - #136
Motion to Enter Default - #137

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This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Defendant Colquitt’s Answer

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and Affirmative Defenses (#136), filed on October 24, 2014, and Plaintiff’s Motion to Enter

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Default Against Defendant Ronald A. Colquitt (#137), filed on October 24, 2014. Defendants

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Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. and MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. filed their

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Response to Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike (#138) on November 3, 2014. Defendant Ronald Colquitt

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filed his Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike (#139) on November 5, 2014. The Plaintiff filed

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his Consolidated Reply (#142) on November 14, 2014.

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Plaintiff requests that the Court strike the Answer and Affirmative Defenses filed by

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Defendant Ronald Colquitt on the grounds that Colquitt improperly filed pro se motions in his own

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defense. Colquitt filed his answer (#135) on his own behalf on October 15, 2014. Colquitt has

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represented only himself throughout the litigation, and therefore can file motions pro se on his own

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behalf. The motions were filed properly, and there are no grounds to strike or to enter default.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Defendant Colquitt’s Answer
and Affirmative Defenses (#136) is denied.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Enter Default Against Defendant
Ronald A. Colquitt (#137) is denied.
DATED this 17th day of November, 2014.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge

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