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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

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MUWAKKIL Al-HIZBULLAHI, a.k.a. TIM

TYSON,

Plaintiff,

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R.G. BLEISNER, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 04-4903 MMC (PR) 

ORDER GRANTING

LEAVE TO AMEND

(Docket No. 2)

Plaintiff, an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison and proceeding pro se, filed the abovetitled civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging discipline he received and

his placement in administrative segregation. He has paid the filing fee.

Now before the Court is plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint, by which motion

plaintiff indicates his intent to add to the original complaint a new claim regarding his mail

delivery as well as new defendants. 

An amended complaint supersedes the initial complaint and may not incorporate by

reference any parts of the original complaint. London v. Coopers & Lybrand, 644 F.2d 811,

814 (9th Cir. 1981). Defendants not named in an amended complaint are no longer defendants. 

See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1262 (9th Cir.1992). These rules govern actions filed

by pro se litigants as well as litigants represented by counsel. See King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d

565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987) (finding original complaint that was not incorporated into pro se

litigants' unsolicited amended complaint was properly ignored). 

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United States District Court

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Accordingly, if plaintiff wishes to amend his complaint to include new claims and new

defendants, he must file an amended complaint, which amended complaint also must include

any claims from the original complaint he wishes to preserve. 

In light of the foregoing, the Court orders as follows:

1. Within thirty (30) days of the date this order is filed, plaintiff may file an

AMENDED COMPLAINT using the court’s form civil rights complaint. Plaintiff shall

complete the form, and include in the caption both the case number of this action (No. C 04-

4903 MMC (PR)), and the phrase "AMENDED COMPLAINT." 

2. If plaintiff fails to timely file an amended complaint in conformity with

this order, this action will proceed on the basis of plaintiff’s original complaint only.

3. It is plaintiffs’ responsibility to prosecute this case. Plaintiff must keep the

Court informed of any change of address and must comply with the court's orders in a timely

fashion. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of this action, pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 41(b), for failure to prosecute.

This order terminates Docket No. 2.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 14, 2005

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MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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