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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Douglas Eric Ross, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Jeffrey Van Winkle, et al., 

Defendants.

No. CV-14-01480-PHX-NVW (ESW)

ORDER 

 Plaintiff has filed a “Response by Plaintiff, Douglas Eric Ross, to defendant(s) 

answer to Plaintiffs complaint” (Doc. 40). The Court strikes Plaintiff’s Response (Doc. 

40) as an improper pleading. 

 Rule 7(a)(1) and (2), Fed.R.Civ.P, provides for a complaint and an answer to a 

complaint. A reply to an answer is only permitted “if the court orders one.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 

7(a)(7). Because the Court did not order a reply or a response to Defendants’ Answer 

(Doc. 34), Plaintiff’s Response (Doc. 40) is not authorized by Rule 7(a)(7), Fed.R.Civ.P., 

and it is an improper pleading. Therefore, Pursuant to Rule 4(m)(1), LRCiv., the Court 

strikes the Response (Doc. 40) as a prohibited filing which is not authorized by statute, 

rule, or Court order. 

 Dated this 23rd day of December, 2014. 

Honorable Eileen S. Willett

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 2:14-cv-01480-NVW Document 44 Filed 12/23/14 Page 1 of 1