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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Case No.: 5:12-cv-01839 EJD

ORDER STRIKING DEFENDANTS’ ANSWER

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MARBLE BRIDGE FUNDING GROUP, 

INC,

Plaintiff,

v.

NATURES OWN PHARMACY, LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 5:12-cv-01839 EJD 

ORDER STRIKING DEFENDANTS’

ANSWER

On December 1, 2014, the court issued an order requiring Defendants Nature’s Own 

Pharmacy, LLC (“NOP”), Richard Wallace and Marsha Kay Holloway (collectively, 

“Defendants”) to show cause on or before December 19, 2014, why their Answer should not be

stricken. See Docket Item No. 162. The court observed that despite previous instructions, an

attorney had not appeared in this action on behalf of NOP. In addition, the docket revealed that 

Defendants did not participate in the preparation of a Joint Preliminary Pretrial Conference 

Statement in anticipation of the scheduling conference on December 5, 2014. Under those 

circumstances, it appeared to the court that Defendants had abandoned their defense.

Defendants have not complied with the show cause order as directed. Accordingly the

Answer filed on June 18, 2012 (Docket Item No. 24) and the Amended Answer filed on July 9, 

2012 (Docket Item No. 37) are each STRICKEN. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 23, 2015

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EDWARD J. DAVILA

United States District Judge

Case 5:12-cv-01839-EJD Document 167 Filed 01/23/15 Page 1 of 1