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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO STRIKE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES—No. C-06-03299 RMW

MAG

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-filed on: 2/7/07

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JAMES EVANS,

Plaintiff,

v.

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA 

PROBATION DEPARTMENT,

Defendant.

No. C-06-03299 RMW

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO

STRIKE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES

[Re Docket No. 29]

Plaintiff Jamar Evans demurs and moves to strike defendant's affirmative defenses set forth

in the amended answer of defendant County of Santa Clara Probation Department. The thirty-two

affirmative defenses in defendant's previous answer were stricken with leave to amend. As a result,

defendant filed an amended complaint, which included twenty-six affirmative defenses. Plaintiff

again moves to strike defendant's affirmative defenses. In response, at the January 26, 2007 hearing,

defendant sought leave to file a second amended answer.

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The court has reviewed defendant's proposed filing. The second amended answer still takes

a relatively shotgun approach to pleading. The court finds such an approach unacceptable and

expects the County to stop the practice in this court. Nevertheless, the court will accept the

amended answer given the lack of clarity as to the scope of the plaintiff's claims. 

DATED: 2/7/07

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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A copy of this order was mailed on 2/7/07 to:

Plaintiff:

Jamar Evans

P.O. Box 25

Atwater, CA 95301

Counsel for Defendant:

Neysa A. Fligor

Office of the County Counsel

70 West Hedding, East Wing, Ninth Floor

San Jose, California 95110–1770

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this order to co-counsel, as necessary.

Dated: 2/7/07 /s/ MAG

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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