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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE D. RANDLE,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALAMEIDA, et. al.,

Defendants.

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CV F 02 6313 REC SMS P 

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RETURN LODGED DOCUMENTS TO

PLAINTIFF

 Willie D. Randle (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On December 26, 2006, Plaintiff submitted an Amended Complaint to the Court which 1

was lodged by the Clerk of Court. 

Rule 15 is clear in that a party may amend its pleadings without leave of court once as a

matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served . “Otherwise, a pay may

amend only by leave of court.” Rule 15(a), Fed.R.Civ.P. Plaintiff was informed of this

requirement on at least one prior occasion. See Doc. 32. However, he did not seek leave to file

the submitted Second Amended Complaint but instead merely submitted the Amended

Complaint expecting it to be filed. 

Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that an application to the court for

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leave to file an amended complaint must “state with particularity the grounds therefor.” Fed. R.

Civ. P. 7(b)(1). As indicated above, as Plaintiff failed to seek leave to file the Second Amended

Complaint, he provides no grounds to the Court as to why leave to amend should be granted and

the Second Amended Complaint filed.

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS: 

1. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to return the lodged Amended Complaint

submitted on December 26, 2006, to the Plaintiff. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 9, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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