Shahbazian

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MILLARD WAYNE BAKER, JR., Case No. 1:24-CV-01279-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. TO STRIKE DEFENDANT’S AFFIRMATIVE

DEFENSES IN DEFENDANT’S ANSWER1

R. SHAHBAZIAN, (Doc. No. 31) Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses In Defendant’s Answer filed on October 1, 2025. (Doc. No. 31, “Motion”). Plaintiff files the Motion pursuant to Rule 12(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and seeks to strike all of Defendant’s affirmative defenses raised in his Answer to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. (See id.). On October 22, 2025, Defendant filed an Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion. (Doc. No. 33, “Opposition”). Plaintiff filed a Reply to Defendant’s Opposition on November 12, 2025. (Doc. No. 34, “Reply”). For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies Plaintiff’s Motion as to Defendant’s Affirmative Defense Nos. 1, 5, 6,…