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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Michael SEMBACH, 

Plaintiff, 

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E. CUTHBERTSON, et al., 

Defendants. _________________________________

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No. CV-05-3617-PHX-SMM 

ORDER

Pending before the Court are Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Defendant's Motion for

Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 37] and Plaintiff's Motion for Time [Doc. No. 38]. The Court

will deny both of Plaintiff's motions for the reasons stated below. 

I. Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment

Pursuant to Rule 12(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff moves to strike

Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment in its entirety, or in the alternative, Plaintiff moves

to strike portions of Defendants' motion. Plaintiff's motion will be denied because Rule 12(f)

applies to pleadings, not motions for summary judgment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f). Defendants

properly moved for summary judgment under Rule 56 and the Court will consider this motion

once all of the related documents are filed. 

II. Plaintiff's Motion for Time

Plaintiff also moved for additional time to respond to Defendants' motion for summary

judgment. The Court will deny Plaintiff's motion because he has already filed a response to

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Defendants' motion for summary judgment. Therefore, Plaintiff's motion will be denied as

moot. 

Accordingly, 

IT IS ORDERED Motion to Strike Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc.

No. 37] is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Time [Doc. No. 38] is

DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' shall have file a reply by 11:59 p.m. on

October 20, 2006. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion shall be deemed ready for decision

without oral argument on the day following the date set for filing a reply, unless otherwise

ordered by the Court. 

DATED this 28th day of September, 2006.

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