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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

CESAR ENCISO,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. MOON, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:12-cv-00924-LJO-SKO (PC)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE 

REPLY TO ANSWER

(Docs. 27 and 29)

Plaintiff Cesar Enciso, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this 

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on June 7, 2012. This action is proceeding against 

Defendants Moon, Alcantar,

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Silva, Doe 1, and Doe 3 for violation of the Eighth Amendment of 

the United States Constitution and for negligence under California law. Plaintiff’s claims arise out 

of the denial of adequate medical treatment in 2010 and 2011 at North Kern State Prison in 

Delano, California.

On December 3, 2013, Plaintiff filed a reply to Defendants Moon, Alcantar, and Silva’s 

answer. Defendants filed a motion to strike the reply on December 23, 2013, and Plaintiff filed a 

statement of non-opposition on January 23, 2014. Local Rule 230(l).

Neither the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure nor the Local Rules provides 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, and Plaintiff does not oppose the motion to strike.

 

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Accordingly, Defendants’ motion to strike, filed on December 23, 2013, is GRANTED and 

Plaintiff=s reply to the answer, filed on December 3, 2013, is STRICKEN from the record.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 5, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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