Kent M. Bryan v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENT M. BRYAN, No. 2:25-cv-1937-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Kent Bryan proceeds pro se and seeks relief related to the denial of a permit application for a mooring buoy on Lake Tahoe. Plaintiff moves to strike all affirmative defenses in the operative answer filed by defendants Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (“TRPA”), Julie Regan, and Graham St. Michel. The Court previously took the motion under submission pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied. I. Background This action arises from TRPA’s denial of plaintiff’s subsequent permit application for a mooring buoy.1 Plaintiff filed the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”) on August 4, 2025. (ECF No. 5.) Defendants filed their answer to the FAC on September 3, 2025. (ECF No. 14.)

1 Plaintiff previously sued the TRPA regarding a permit denial for the same…