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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 

Donald Williams, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. Civ. S 05-0501 MCE PAN P

vs. Order

T. Felker, et al.,

Defendants.

-oOoPlaintiffs Williams and Burns are state prisoners without

counsel litigating a civil rights action.

May 13, 2005, plaintiff Williams filed a motion to amend the

complaint. A plaintiff may amend his pleading as of right before

any defendant has appeared by filing an amended complaint

complete in itself to state all of his claims. Fed. R. Civ. P.

15. However, in this case any amended complaint, as any other

filing, must be signed by both plaintiffs. A litigant appearing

pro se has no authority to proceed on behalf of any one other

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than himself. Russell v. United States, 308 F.2d 78, 79 (9th

Cir. 1962); C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States, 818 F.2d 696

(9th Cir. 1987). 

Plaintiffs may amend their complaint without leave of the

court. If no amended pleading is filed within 20 days, the court

will screen the original complaint and determine which defendants

are appropriate for service.

So ordered.

Dated: May 19, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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