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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

SHANNON RILEY, 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

TALLERICO, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:16-cv-01189-EPG (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE 

A SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

(ECF NO. 17)

30-DAY DEADLINE

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO SEND PLAINTIFF A COPY OF HIS 

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND A 

CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT FORM

(ECF NO. 5)

Shannon Riley (APlaintiff@) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. On August 12, 2016, Plaintiff filed his 

first amended complaint. (ECF No. 5). On that same day, Plaintiff filed a request for judicial 

notice. (ECF No. 6). On November 15, 2016, because the Court was unable to determine if 

Plaintiff was attempting to amend his complaint via the request for judicial notice, the Court 

ordered Plaintiff to either file a second amended complaint or notify the Court that he wants to 

proceed on the first amended complaint. (ECF No. 14). 

On December 2, 2016, Plaintiff filed a response. (ECF No. 17). According to the 

response, Plaintiff wishes to add additional defendants to the case. Because amending the 

complaint is necessary if Plaintiff wishes to add additional defendants, the Court will grant 

Plaintiff 30 days from the date of service of this order to file a second amended complaint.

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The Court notes that Plaintiff must state what each named defendant did that led to the 

deprivation of Plaintiff’s constitutional or other federal rights. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 

678 (2009); Jones v. Williams, 297 F.3d 930, 934 (9th Cir. 2002). Plaintiff must set forth 

“sufficient factual matter... to ‘state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’” Id. (quoting 

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). There is no respondeat superior

liability, and each defendant is only liable for his or her own misconduct. Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 

677. Plaintiff must demonstrate that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation 

of his rights. Jones, 297 F.3d at 934 (emphasis added). 

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

complaint, Lacey v. Maricopa County, 693 F. 3d 896, 907 n.1 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc), and 

that the amended complaint must be complete in itself without reference to the prior or 

superseded pleading, Local Rule 220. Once an amended complaint is filed, the original 

complaint no longer serves any function in the case. Therefore, in an amended complaint, as in 

an original complaint, each claim and the involvement of each defendant must be sufficiently 

alleged. The amended complaint should be clearly and boldly titled “Second Amended 

Complaint,” refer to the appropriate case number, and be an original signed under penalty of 

perjury.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff has 30 days from the date of service of this 

order to file a second amended complaint. Failure to comply with this order may result in 

dismissal of this action.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to send Plaintiff a copy 

of his first amended complaint (ECF No. 5) and a civil rights complaint form.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 6, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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