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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

MICHAEL KLEIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

B. MONTOYA, et al.,

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:13-cv-01677-LJO-SKO (PC)

ORDER STRIKING REPLY TO ANSWER

(Doc. 22)

Plaintiff Michael Klein, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this 

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on October 17, 2013. On April 24, 2015, Plaintiff 

filed a reply to Defendants’ answer. 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)(7). In this case, the Court did not order a reply to the answer.

Accordingly, Plaintiff=s reply to Defendants’ answer, filed April 24, 2015, is HEREBY 

ORDERED STRICKEN from the record.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 28, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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