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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 Earnest S. Harris is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

This action is proceeding against Defendants M. Sexton, J. Aquirre, C. Stewart, G. Lambert, A. 

Gutierrez, L. Cellobos, I. Ramirez, and P. Vera for subjecting Plaintiff to conditions of confinement in 

violation of the Eighth Amendment. 

On December 19, 2018, Defendants M. Sexton, J. Aquirre, C. Stewart, G. Lambert, A. 

Gutierrez, L. Cellobos, I. Ramirez filed an answer and demand for jury trial.

On April 23, 2019, Defendant P. Vera filed an answer and demand for jury trial. 

On May 28, 2019, Plaintiff filed a response to the answer and demand for jury trial filed by 

Defendants. 

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EARNEST S. HARRIS,

 Plaintiff,

v.

SEXON, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:18-cv-00080-DAD-SAB (PC)

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S REPLY

TO DEFENDANTS’ ANSWER AND DEMAND 

FOR TRIAL

[ECF No. 48]

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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.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a). Because the Court did not order Plaintiff to reply to Defendants’ answers and 

demand for jury trial, Plaintiff’s reply is HEREBY STRICKEN from the record. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 29, 2019 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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