(PS) Lewis v. Synchrony Bank

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JON LEWIS, Case No. 2:24-cv-0110-DC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER SYNCHRONY BANK, Defendant. 16 17 Pending before the court are plaintiff’s two motions to strike, defendant’s motion to set aside plaintiff’s request for default, and plaintiff’s motion “to show authority.” For the reasons stated below, each is denied. Defendant is directed to file a response to plaintiff’s second amended complaint by January 17, 2025. Motions to Strike Under Rule 12(f), the court may strike from a pleading an insufficient defense or any redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f). A Rule 12(f) motion seeks to avoid unnecessary expenditures of time and money by dispensing with spurious issues prior to trial. Fantasy, Inc. v. Fogerty, 984 F.2d 1524, 1527 (9th Cir. 1993), rev’d on other grounds, 510 U.S. 517, Plaintiff has filed two motions to strike. The…