Brown v. Bruley et al

Filing 80

ORDER STRIKING 78 SURREPLY signed by Magistrate Judge David W. Christel. **2 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL**(Kevin Brown, Prisoner ID: 308883)(GMR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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KEVIN A BROWN,

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 3:17-CV-05524-BHS-DWC
ORDER STRIKING SURREPLY

v.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
et al.,

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Defendants.
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The District Court has referred this action, filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, to United

17 States Magistrate Judge David W. Christel. On May 18, 2018, Plaintiff Keven A. Brown filed a
18 surreply to Defendants’ Reply to Plaintiff’s Response to Defendants’ Motion Summary
19 Judgment. Dkt. 78. Pursuant to Local Rule CR 7(g)(2), surreplies are limited to requests to strike
20 material contained in or attached to a reply brief. “Extraneous argument or a surreply filed for
21 any other reason will not be considered.” Id; see also Herrnandez v. Stryker Corp., 2015 WL
22 11714363, at *2 (W.D. Wash. Mar. 13, 2015). Plaintiff does not request to strike material
23 contained in Defendants’ Reply; rather, he provides additional argument. See Dkt. 78. Therefore,
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1 the Court directs the Clerk to strike Plaintiff’s surreply (Dkt. 78). The Court will not consider
2 Docket Entry 78 when ruling on Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment.
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Dated this 7th day of June, 2018.

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David W. Christel
United States Magistrate Judge

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