Case Information
*1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERIC GRIFFIN, :
Plaintiff, : CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:16-2412 v. : (JUDGE MANNION) DON E. BOWER, INC., :
Defendant. :
ORDER
In light of the court’s memorandum issued this same day, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the plaintiff’s motion to strike, (Doc. 9), is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:
(1) The plaintiff’s motion, (Doc. 9), is granted with respect to the fifth,
sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth affirmative defenses listed in the defendant’s answer, (Doc. 5), to the plaintiff’s complaint, (Doc. 1); (2) The fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth,
thirteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth affirmative defenses listed in the defendant’s answer, (Doc. 5), are STRICKEN as redundant and/or legally deficient; (3) The plaintiff’s motion, (Doc. 9), is GRANTED IN PART and
DENIED IN PART with respect to the sixteenth affirmative defense listed in the defendant’s answer, (Doc. 5), to the plaintiff’s complaint, (Doc. 1); (4) The portion of the defendant’s sixteenth affirmative defenses
alleging that the plaintiff was fired due to a lack of work will stand and the plaintiff’s motion is DENIED to the extent it seeks to strike this allegation as an affirmative defense; and *2 (5) The remaining portion of the defendant’s sixteenth affirmative
defense is STRICKEN and the plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED in this respect.
s/ Malachy E. Mannion MALACHY E. MANNION United States District Judge Dated: September 28, 2017
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