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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AUBREY LEE BROTHERS, II, Case No. 1:17-cv-00607-NONE-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S

UNAUTHORIZED REPLY FROM THE

v. RECORD CHITA BUENAFE, N. RAMIREZ, (Doc. No. 84) Defendant. 16 Pending review before the court is plaintiff’s pleading titled “reply to defendant’s response to plaintiff’s improper surreply,” construed as an unauthorized pleading. (Doc. No. 84). I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Aubrey Lee Brothers, II, a state prisoner, initiated this action on May 1, 2017 by filing a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). Defendants moved for summary judgment. (Doc. Nos. 63). Plaintiff filed an opposition (Doc. No. 76) and defendants filed a reply (Doc. No. 78). The motion for summary judgment remains pending before this court. On April 5, 2021, plaintiff filed an unauthorized surreply (Doc. No. 80) and defendants moved to strike the surreply from the record. (Doc. No.…