Opinion
1:19-cv-00401-JLT-HBK (PC)
01-03-2023
BARRY L. BROOKINS, Plaintiff, v. F. ACOSTA, Defendant.
ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF'S REPLY TO DEFENDANT'S ANSWER (DOC. NO. 43)
HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
On December 22, 2022, Plaintiff filed a reply to Defendant's Second Amended Answer. (Doc. No. 43). A reply to an answer is permitted only if the court issues an order directing a plaintiff to file a reply. Fed.R.Civ.P. 7(a)(7). The Court did not direct Plaintiff to file a reply. Thus, Plaintiff's sua sponte reply to Defendant's Second Amended Answer is improper and will be stricken.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
The Clerk of Court is directed to strike Plaintiff's reply (Doc. No. 43).