Venson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLIFFORD ALLAN VENSON, Case No. 18-cv-02278-BAS-BLM 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTIONS TO STRIKE 13 SGT. Q. JACKSON, et al., [ECF Nos. 68, 71, 87] 14 Defendants. 15 Before the Court are Plaintiff’s three Motions to Strike Defendants’ Affirmative Defenses. (ECF Nos. 68, 71, 87.) For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiff’s Motions. I. BACKGROUND Pro se Plaintiff Clifford Venson (“Plaintiff”), incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison (“CSP”), commenced this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for Eighth Amendment violations on September 28, 2018 after he was allegedly assaulted by Defendants and subsequently disciplined for battery on a peace officer. (Compl., ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) on October 29, 2019. (ECF No. 60.) Defendants Q. Jackson and A.S. Diaz jointly filed an Answer on November 12,…