Arnette

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JEREMY JONES, No. 1:16-cv-01212 KES GSA (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO STRIKE

13 v. (ECF No. 170) 14 ARNETTE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil 18 rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 19 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 Before this Court is Defendants’ motion to strike confidential settlement information filed 21 by Plaintiff. ECF No. 170. Plaintiff has filed an opposition to Defendants’ motion. ECF No. 22 171. For the reasons stated below, Defendants’ motion will be granted. 23 I. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE 24 Defendants’ pleading requests that the letter Plaintiff filed with the Court, which was 25 docketed on May 27, 2025 (see ECF No. 169) be stricken from the record (see ECF No. 170 at 3). 26 In support of the motion, Defendants state…