Corral

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARK A. GRANT, No. 2:19-cv-01495-MCE-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MICHAEL CORRAL, et al., (ECF No. 21) Defendants. 16 Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to strike defendants’ answer and affirmative defenses. (ECF No. 21.) Defendants have filed an opposition. (ECF No. 23.) For the reasons set forth below the court recommends GRANTING IN PART and DENYING IN PART plaintiff’s motion. This case involves a dispute regarding the City of Sacramento’s (“the City”) use of code violations against plaintiff and his property. (See generally ECF No. 17.) Read broadly, plaintiff’s complaint asserts that the defendants—the City, Jose Mendez, and Michael Corral— violated his rights to due process and equal protection by their deficient administrative procedures and discriminatory use of code violations. (Id.) The court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss (ECF No. 19), and…