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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

Plaintiff Tyrone Thompson is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

This action is proceeding against Defendants Vidurria and Martinez based on Plaintiff’s claim 

of deliberate indifference to a serious medical need in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 

On June 2, 2015, Defendant Vidurria filed an answer to Plaintiff’s complaint. (ECF No. 15.) 

On July 24, 2015, Plaintiff filed a reply to Defendant’s answer. (ECF No. 22.) 

Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides as follows:

There shall be a complaint and an answer; a reply to a counterclaim denominated as 

such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim; a third-party 

complaint, if a person who was not an original party is summoned under the provisions 

of Rule 14; and a third-party answer, if a third-party complaint is served. No other 

pleading shall be allowed, except that the court may order a reply to an answer or a 

third-party answer.

TYRONE THOMPSON,

 Plaintiff,

v.

VIDURRIA, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01896-SAB (PC)

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S REPLY TO 

DEFENDANT VIDURRIA’S ANSWER

[ECF No. 22]

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a). Because the Court did not order Plaintiff to reply to answer, Plaintiff’s reply is 

HEREBY STRICKEN from the record. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 27, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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