Dwivedi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARRY L. BROOKINS, 1:18-cv-00645-DAD-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER STRIKING IMPERMISSIBLE

SURREPLY

vs. (ECF No. 79.)

RAJENDRA DWIVEDI,

Defendant.

16 I. BACKGROUND Barry L. Brookins (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this case on May 10, 2018. (ECF No. 1.) This case now proceeds with Plaintiff’s initial Complaint against sole defendant Dr. Rajendra Dwivedi (“Defendant”) for failing to provide adequate medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Id.) On February 8, 2021, Defendant filed a motion to dismiss this case pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to state a claim. (ECF No. 73.) On March 4 and 5, 2021, Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion. (ECF Nos. 74, 76.) On March 8, 2021, Defendant…