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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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 On June 8, 2009, Plaintiff filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1.) On August 19, 2009, the

Honorable Larry A. Burns dismissed Plaintiff’s Complaint without prejudice for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§§ 1915(e)(2)(b) and 1915A(b). (Doc. 4.) Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint on September 11, 2009. (Doc. 8.)

On October 8, 2009, the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint without prejudice for failure to state a claim

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(b) and 1915A(b). (Doc. 11.) On October 28, 2009, Plaintiff filed his Second Amended

Complaint. (Doc. 14.) Again, on November 9, 2009, the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint for failure

to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(b) and 1915A(b). (Doc. 15.) 

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 Plaintiff submitted a proposed Fourth Amended Complaint as an exhibit to his motion. (ECF No. 52, Ex. 1.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY WAYNE JOHNSON, JR., Civil No. 09cv1312-LAB (POR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE

FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT

[ECF No. 52]

v.

M. GAINS et al.,

Defendants.

On February 10, 2010, Plaintiff Anthony Wayne Johnson, Jr., a state prisoner proceeding pro

se and in forma pauperis, filed a Third Amended Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against

ten California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials.1 (ECF No. 23.) On June 3,

2010, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 40.) 

While Defendants’ motion was pending, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to File a Fourth Amended

Complaint.2

 (ECF No. 52.) Defendants have not opposed Plaintiff’s motion. 

On January 26, 2011, this Court issued a Report and Recommendation that Defendants’

Motion to Dismiss be granted in part and denied in part. (ECF No. 50.) Specifically, the Court

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recommended granting the following claims without prejudice: (1) Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment

excessive force claims against Defendants Gains, Holmstrom and Beltran; (2) Plaintiff’s claims

against Defendant Cate; and (3) Plaintiff’s request for injunctive relief. (Id. at 12.) On February 24,

2011, the Honorable Larry A. Burns issued an order adopting this Court’s recommendation to grant

in part and deny in part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 53.) 

Leave to amend should be freely given “when justice so requires.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a)(2). 

Furthermore, “[t]his policy is applied even more liberally to pro se litigants.” Eldridge v. Block, 832

F.2d 1132, 1135 (9th Cir. 1987). Here, Plaintiff requests to amend his complaint only to include

“more details and evidence to support his claims.” (ECF No. 52 at 1.) Based on a review of the

proposed Fourth Amended Complaint, and for the reasons set forth in this Court’s previous Report

and Recommendation Order, the Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. The Clerk of Court shall file Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint (Doc. 52-1) as a

new entry on the docket of this case.

2. The Clerk shall issue a summons upon Defendants as to Plaintiffs Fourth Amended

Complaint. 

3. Defendants are thereafter ORDERED to reply to Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended

Complaint within the time provided by the applicable provisions of Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 12(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 7, 2011

LOUISA S PORTER

United States Magistrate Judge

cc The Honorable Larry A. Burns

All parties

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