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Parties Involved:
Richard Clymore
Plaintiff
Federal Railroad Administration
Defendant
Charles Mark Hagood
Defendant
Debra Harbin-Clymore
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD CLYMORE; AND, DEBRA 

HARBIN-CLYMORE,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

FEDERAL RAILROAD 

ADMINISTRATION; CHARLES MARK 

HAGOOD; AND, THE UNITED STATES 

OF AMERICA,

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-CV-0101-AWI-SMS

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFFS’ 

REQUEST FOR A JURY TRIAL.

(Doc. No. 8)

Before the Court in the above-styled and numbered cause of action is Defendants’ “Notice 

of Motion and United States’ Motion to Strike Jury Demand,” filed April 4, 2014 (Doc. 8). 

Plaintiffs’ complaint seeks damages for negligence under the Federal Tort Claims Act (Doc. 1).

Defendant argues, and the Court agrees, that there is no federal right to a jury trial in a case brought 

under the FTCA. 28 U.S.C. § 2402. Because Plaintiff does not oppose the motion, (see Doc. 11), 

and there is no federal right to a jury trial, the Court will strike Plaintiff’s demand pursuant to Rule 

39(a)(2). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Strike (Doc. 8) is 

GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 3, 2014 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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