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Parties Involved:
Leo Adcock
Defendant
Wendy Allen
Defendant
Peter Bresler
Defendant
James Forrest
Defendant
Mohinder Kaur
Defendant
Sid Landau
Plaintiff
Roberto Morisho
Defendant
W. T. Voss
Defendant
Erica Weinstein
Defendant
September Winchel
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SID LANDAU,

Plaintiff,

v.

W. T. VOSS, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:07-cv-00815-AWI-DLB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO STRIKE DEFENDANTS’ AFFIRMATIVE

DEFENSES BASED SOLELY ON

CALIFORNIA STATE LAW

(Doc. 35)

Plaintiff Sid Landau (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding on Plaintiff’s

complaint, filed on June 4, 2007, against Defendants James Forrest, Leo Adcock, W. T. Voss, Erica

Weinstein, Peter Bresler,Roberto Morisho, Mohinder Kaur, Wendy Allen, and September Winchel.

(Doc. 1.) On April 29, 2009, Plaintiff filed a motion to strike all of Defendants’ affirmative defenses

based solely on California law. (Doc. 35.) As of the date of the filing of Plaintiff’s motion, only

Defendants September Winchell, Leo Adcock, James Forrest, Peter Bresler, and Mohinder Kaur had

filed an answer to Plaintiff’s complaint. (Docs. 19, 26, 32.)

On April 30, 2009, Defendants September Winchell, Leo Adcock, James Forrest, Peter

Bresler, and Mohinder Kaur filed a statement of non-opposition to Plaintiff’s motion to strike. (Doc.

37.) Defendants concede that affirmative defenses 11, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, the second paragraph of

27, affirmative defenses 31, 32, and all references to the California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation were inadvertently included and should be stricken.

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(f), the Court may strike from a pleading an

insufficient defense or immaterial matter. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that:

1) Plaintiff’s motion to strike, filed on April 29, 2009, is GRANTED; and

2) Affirmative defenses 11, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, the second paragraph of 27, affirmative

defenses 31, 32, and all references to the California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation are STRICKEN from:

a. the answer filed on August 29, 2008 by defendants James Forrest, Peter

Bresler, and Mohinder Kaur;

b. the answer filed on March 16, 2009 by defendant Leo Adcock; and 

c. the answer filed on April 20, 2009 by defendant September Winchell.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 17, 2009 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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