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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DERRICK K. COURTNEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

POOJA KANDEL, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:18-CV-2052-KJM-DMC-P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is defendants’ unopposed motion to strike plaintiff’s 

reply to defendants’ answer (ECF No. 39). Because the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not 

contemplate a reply to an answer as an appropriate or allowable pleading, defendants’ unopposed 

motion will be granted. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ unopposed motion to strike (ECF No. 39) is granted; and

2. Plaintiff’s reply to defendant’s answer (ECF No. 37) is stricken.

Dated: January 8, 2020

____________________________________

DENNIS M. COTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 2:18-cv-02052-KJM-DMC Document 41 Filed 01/08/20 Page 1 of 1