(PS) Gifford v. Hornbrook Fire Protection District

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROGER GIFFORD, No. 2:16-CV-0596-JAM-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER HORNBROOK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. Pending before the court are plaintiff’s motion to strike defendants’ answer to the first amended complaint (ECF No. 30) and defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings (ECF No. 31). Plaintiff’s motion to strike was submitted without oral argument. Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings was set for hearing on September 11, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., before the undersigned in Redding, California. John R. Powell, Esq., appeared for defendants. Plaintiff did not appear. No oral argument was conducted and defendants’ motion was submitted. / / / / / / / / / / / / I. BACKGROUND A. Procedural History Plaintiff initiated this action on March 22, 2016. See ECF No. 1. Thereafter,…