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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC WARREN, Case No. 1:21-cv-00120-JLT-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

GRANT IN PART AND DENY IN PART

v. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STRIKE

DEFENDANT’S AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES1

N. NDU, (Doc. No. 23) Defendant.

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

16 17 Plaintiff Eric Warren, a state prisoner, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on his Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) stemming from events that allegedly occurred while Plaintiff was confined at the California Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility (“CSATF”). The SAC asserts an Eighth Amendment deliberate medical indifference claim against Defendant Ndu, a physician at CSATF. (Doc. No. 14 at 2). Defendant filed an Answer to Plaintiff’s SAC asserting twelve affirmative defenses. (Doc. No. 21 at 10-12). Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to strike Defendant’s affirmative defenses one through ten and twelve, filed August 28, 2023. (Doc.…