Sochil Martin v. La Luz Del Mundo

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44 55 66 77 United States District Court 88 Central District of California 99 1100 1111 SOCHIL MARTIN, Case No. 2:20-cv-01437-ODW-(ASx)

1122 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

1133 v. MOTION TO STRIKE [48]

1144 LA LUZ DEL MUNDO, et al.,

1155 Defendants. 1166 1177 I. INTRODUCTION 1188 On February 12, 2020, Plaintiff Sochil Martin initiated this action against 1199 sixteen defendants, including Defendant Naasón Joaquin Garcia (“Garcia”). (Compl., 2200 ECF No. 1.) On May 19, 2020, Garcia filed an Answer, in which he asserts the Fifth 2211 Amendment privilege against self-incrimination as to every paragraph in the 2222 Complaint. (See Answer, ECF No. 32.) On June 9, 2020, Martin moved to strike 2233 Garcia’s Answer, and argues Garcia’s “blanket” invocation of the Fifth Amendment is 2244 improper. (Mot. Strike Answer (“Mot.”) 1, ECF No. 48.) For the reasons discussed 2255 below, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART the Motion.1 2266 2277

2288 1 After considering the papers submitted in connection with the…