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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HASSAN ABPIKAR,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARTIN, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:11-cv-01793-LJO-DLB PC

ORDER REGARDING STATUS OF CASE 

(ECF No. 11)

ORDER REGARDING CONSENT TO 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION 

(ECF No. 12)

ORDER REGARDING LEAVE TO 

AMEND COMPLAINT (ECF No. 13)

Plaintiff Hassan Abpikar (“Plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner in the custody of the Bureau of 

Prisons. Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 

Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). 

Plaintiff initiated this action by filing his complaint on October 27, 2011. Pending before the 

Court are: 1) Plaintiff’s motion for status of the case, filed May 18, 2012; 2) Plaintiff’s motion to 

consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction, filed July 27, 2012; and 3) Plaintiff’s motion for leave 

of the Court to amend or supplement his complaint, filed July 27, 2012.

I. Status of Case

With regards to the status of this case, the Court has yet to screen Plaintiff’s complaint 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). As stated previously in the First Informational Order, the 

Court will direct service once it has screened the complaint and determines that it contains 

cognizable claims for relief against named Defendants. First Informational Order ¶ 12, filed Oct. 

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28, 2011, ECF No. 2.

II. Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction

Plaintiff moves for consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction before the undersigned. For 

clarity of the docket, the Court will direct the Clerk of the Court to send Plaintiff a 

consent/decline form regarding magistrate judge jurisdiction. Plaintiff will be required to 

complete and return the form within thirty (30) days.

III. Leave to Amend or Supplement Complaint

Plaintiff moves for leave to amend or supplement his complaint. Leave of the court to 

amend should be freely given as justice requires. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). Plaintiff is notified of 

the following requirements for amending or supplementing pleadings. Plaintiff will be granted 

thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order in which to file his first amended 

complaint. Failure to comply with this order will result in the Court screening Plaintiff’s original 

complaint.

Plaintiff’s amended complaint should be brief, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a), but must state what 

each named defendant did that led to the deprivation of Plaintiff’s constitutional or other federal 

rights. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009). Although accepted as true, the 

“[f]actual allegations must be [sufficient] to raise a right to relief above the speculative level . . . 

.” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007).

Plaintiff is advised that an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint, Forsyth 

v. Humana, Inc., 114 F.3d 1467, 1474 (9th Cir. 1997); King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th 

Cir. 1987), and must be “complete in itself without reference to the prior or superseded 

pleading,” Local Rule 220. Plaintiff is warned that “[a]ll causes of action alleged in an original 

complaint which are not alleged in an amended complaint are waived.” King, 814 F.2d at 567 

(citing to London v. Coopers & Lybrand, 644 F.2d 811, 814 (9th Cir. 1981)); accord Forsyth, 

114 F.3d at 1474.

IV. Conclusion and Order

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for status update is granted as stated herein;

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2. Plaintiff’s motion to consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction is granted as stated 

herein;

3. The Clerk of the Court is direct to send Plaintiff a consent/decline form regarding 

magistrate judge jurisdiction; and

4. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend or supplement his complaint is granted. 

Plaintiff’s first amended complaint is due within thirty (30) days from the date of 

service of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 30, 2012 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 6.

7. DEAC_Signature-END:

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