Taylor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDGAR AGUILAR, Case No. 1:23-cv-01512-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO STRIKE DEFENDANT’S AFFIRMATIVE

v. DEFENSES1 BRIAN TAYLOR, (Doc. No. 28) Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Edgar Aguilar, a state prisoner, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on his Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) stemming from events that allegedly occurred while Plaintiff was confined at the California Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility (“CSATF”). (See Doc. No. 12). The SAC proceeds on Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant Taylor for Eighth Amendment deliberate medical indifference and a state law claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress. (See Doc. No. 18 at 4). On August 12, 2024, Defendant filed an answer to the SAC asserting nine affirmative defenses and reserved the right to assert further affirmative defenses. (Doc. No. 23). On October 15, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to…