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Nature of Suit Code: 870
Nature of Suit: Tax Suits
Cause of Action: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act

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06c2167

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT M. SCHARRINGHAUSEN,

Plaintiff,

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

et al.,

Defendants.

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Civil No. 06cv2167-L(CAB)

ORDER RE: OSC

Defendants’ motion to dismiss filed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6)

on June 26, 2007 was untimely because it was filed after Defendants had answered. “A Rule

12(b)(6) motion must be made before the responsive pleading.” Elvig v. Calvin Presbyterian

Church, 375 F.3d 961, 954 (9th Cir. 2004) (emphasis in original). Nevertheless, the motion will

not be stricken. The court will construe it as a Rule 12(c) motion for judgment on the pleadings. 

See id.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 6, 2007

M. James Lorenz

United States District Court Judge

COPY TO: 

HON. CATHY A. BENCIVENGO

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ALL PARTIES/COUNSEL

Case 3:06-cv-02167-JLS-CAB Document 23 Filed 08/06/07 Page 1 of 1