Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_04-cv-01390/USCOURTS-caed-2_04-cv-01390-8/pdf.json

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

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES L. DAVIS, a.k.a.,

MICHAEL EL. HOLMES,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-1390 LKK EFB P

vs.

TERESA S. SCHWARTZ, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

 /

Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This

action proceeds on plaintiff’s December 20, 2004, amended complaint, which defendant

answered on June 26, 2006. On July 24, 2006, plaintiff filed an amended complaint without

complying with the requirements of Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Fed. R.

Civ. P.”).

“A party may amend the party’s pleading as a matter of course at any time before a

responsive pleading is served . . .,” after which, “a party may amend the party’s pleading only by

leave of court or by written consent of the adverse party; and leave shall be freely given when

justice so requires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). Because defendant filed an answer on June 26, 2006,

plaintiff must first move for leave to amend or obtain the written stipulation of the defendants

prior to filing an amended complaint. Plaintiff has done neither.

Case 2:04-cv-01390-LKK -EFB Document 52 Filed 11/02/06 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff’s July 24, 2006, amended complaint is

disregarded and the Clerk of the Court shall make a notation to that effect on the docket.

Dated: November 1, 2006.

Case 2:04-cv-01390-LKK -EFB Document 52 Filed 11/02/06 Page 2 of 2