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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

KELVIN X. SINGLETON,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. HEDGEPATH, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:08-cv-00095-AWI-GSA-PC

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS'

MOTION TO STRIKE (Doc. 177.)

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF'S REPLY,

SURREPLY, AND STATEMENT OF

UNDISPUTED FACTS (Docs. 175, 176.)

I. BACKGROUND

Kelvin X. Singleton (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the original Complaint on

January 18, 2008. (Doc. 1.) This action now proceeds on the Second Amended Complaint filed on

February 12, 2009, against defendants Chief Medical Officer ("CMO") A. Youssef, CMO S. Lopez,

Dr. J. Akanno, Dr. S. Qamar, Dr. Vasquez, Registered Nurse ("RN")IIM. Ali, and RN IIM. WrightPearson ("Defendants") for deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs in violation

of the Eighth Amendment. (Doc. 26.)

II. DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STRIKE

On May 5, 2011, Defendants filed a motion to strike Plaintiff's reply, surreply, and statement

of undisputed facts filed on April 27, 2011. (Doc. 177.) Defendants argue that Plaintiff's reply and

surreply should be stricken because neither the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure nor the Local Rules

provide for a response to a moving party's surreply. Defendants argue that Plaintiff's statement of

undisputed facts should be stricken as untimely.

Plaintiff's Reply and Surreply

On April 27, 2011, Plaintiff filed a document entitled "Plaintiff's Reply and Surreply to His

Motion For Partial Summary Judgment and Defendant's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment." 

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(Doc. 175.) The document consists of a Reply to Defendants' opposition to Plaintiff's motion for

partial summary judgment, and a Surreply to Defendants' reply to Plaintiff's opposition to

Defendants' cross-motion for summary judgment. 

Plaintiff's Reply is untimely. Local Rule 230(l). Moreover, Plaintiff already filed a prior

Reply to Defendants' opposition on March 16, 2011. (Docs. 156, 157, 159.) 

With respect to Plaintiff's Surreply, the Local Rules only provide for a motion, an opposition,

and a reply, and neither the Local Rules nor the Federal Rules provide the right to file a surreply. 

In this case, the Court has not requested a surreply from Plaintiff nor granted a request on the behalf

of Plaintiff to file one. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Reply and Surreply, filed April 27, 2011, shall be stricken from the

record.

Plaintiff's Statement of Undisputed Facts

On April 27, 2011, Plaintiff filed a Statement of Undisputed Facts in support of his

opposition to Defendants' cross-motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 176.) Plaintiff's Statement

is untimely because the deadline for opposition to Defendants' cross-motion has expired. Local Rule

230(l). Moreover, Plaintiff already filed a prior Statement of Undisputed Facts in support of his

opposition on March 25, 2011. (Doc. 164.) Therefore, Plaintiff's Statement of Undisputed Facts,

filed April 27, 2011, shall be stricken from the record.

III. CONCLUSION

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's Reply and Surreply, filed on April 27, 2011, are STRICKEN from the

Court's record (Doc. 175); and

2. Plaintiff Statement of Undisputed Facts, filed on April 27, 2011, is STRICKEN from

the Court's record (Doc. 176).

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 23, 2011 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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