Borum

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAMONT SHEPARD, Case No. 1:18-cv-00277-DAD-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

CROSS MOTION TO STRIKE

v. (Doc. No. 73) M. BORUM, J. ACEBEDO, Defendant. 16 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s pleading titled “Motion to Dismiss Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgement and Grant Plaintiff’s Request in Full Due to Perjury,” which the Court construes as an unauthorized surreply. (Doc. No. 72). In response, Defendants filed a cross motion to strike, or in the alternative, opposition to the motion. (Doc. No. 73). I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Lamont Shepard, a state prisoner, initiated this action on February 21, 20181 by filing a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants M. Borum and J. Acebedo. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff is proceeding on his first amended complaint. (Doc. No. 13). 26 1 The Court applies the “prison mailbox rule” to pro se prisoner complaint, deeming…