(PC) Perrotte v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEFFREY P. PERROTTE, ) Case No. 1:15-cv-00026-LJO-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST TO v. ) FILE A SURREPLY

STACEY JOHNSON, et al., ) [ECF No. 201] ) Defendants. ) ) )

Plaintiff Jeffrey P. Perrotte is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 4, 2019, Plaintiff filed a request to file a surreply. Parties do not have the right to file surreplies and motions are deemed submitted when the time to reply has expired. Local Rule 230(l). The Court generally views motions for leave to file a surreply with disfavor. Hill v. England, No. CVF05869 REC TAG, 2005 WL 3031136, at *1 (E.D. Cal. 2005) (citing Fedrick v. Mercedes- Benz USA, LLC, 366 F.Supp.2d 1190, 1197 (N.D. Ga. 2005)). However, district courts have the discretion to either permit or preclude a surreply. See U.S. ex rel. Meyer v.…