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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

FELIPE GARCIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. BITER, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:13-cv-00599-LJO-SKO (PC)

ORDER DISREGARDING REPLY TO 

ANSWER

(Docs. 52 and 53)

Plaintiff Felipe Garcia, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this 

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on April 25, 2013. This action for damages is 

proceeding on Plaintiff’s third amended complaint against Defendants Hernandez, Mosqueda, and 

Baker for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment and for endangering Plaintiff safety in 

violation of the Eighth Amendment. 

On July 20, 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 

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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 is HEREBY DISREGARDED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 13, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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