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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDREW A. CEJAS,

Plaintiff,

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W.K. MYERS, et al., 

Defendants.

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1:12cv00271 AWI DLB PC

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S 

REPLIES TO ANSWERS

(Documents 68 and 69)

Plaintiff Andrew Cejas (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 

in this civil rights action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983. 

Defendants filed their answers on May 11, 2015.1

On May 28 and June 1, 2015, Plaintiff filed documents intending to respond to the 

answers filed by Defendants Van Leer and Foston. 

Neither the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure nor the Local Rules provide for a reply to an 

answer, absent an order from the Court requiring one. Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a). In this case, the 

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1 Defendants did not file a single answer, but rather seven separate answers.

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Court did not order a reply to the answers. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s replies to the answers of 

Defendants Van Leer and Pimentel are HEREBY ORDERED STRICKEN from the record.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 2, 2015 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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