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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 Mario King is a state prisoner and appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

This is action is proceeding against Defendant W. S. Wadkins for a due process violation 

arising out of rules violation report hearing on November 23, 2015. 

On August 18, 2016, Defendant Wadkins filed an answer to Plaintiff’s complaint. (ECF No. 

17.) On September 8, 2016, Plaintiff filed a response to Defendant’s answer. (ECF No. 23.) 

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.

MARIO KING,

 Plaintiff,

v.

W. S. WADKINS,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-00433-LJO-SAB (PC)

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSE TO 

DEFENDANTS’ ANSWER TO COMPLAINT

[ECF No. 23]

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

is HEREBY STRICKEN from the record. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 9, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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