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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GABRIELA PACHECO, an individual,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 09 CV 1481 JM (RBB)

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

FILE SUPPLEMENTAL

PLEADING, GRANTING LEAVE

TO FILE FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT AND AMENDED

ANSWER

Doc. No. 23

vs.

PREFERRED MEAL SYSTEMS, INC., a

corporation, ERIC SHELLENBACK, an

individual, HEATHER MCDERMOTT, an

individual, and DOES 1 through 25,

inclusive,

Defendants.

Pending before the court is a joint motion to file a supplemental pleading which will add

claims to Plaintiff’s complaint. (Doc. No. 23). The supplemental claims arose after Plaintiff filed her

initial complaint. While supplemental pleadings are allowed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

15(d), the Civil Local Rules for the Southern District of California require that “every pleading to

which an amendment is permitted . . . shall be retyped and filed so that it is complete in itself without

reference to the superseded pleading.” CivLR 15.1. Therefore, the court DENIES the motion to file

a supplemental pleading. 

Instead, the court GRANTS Plaintiff leave to file a first amended complaint, which will

include all of Plaintiff’s current claims. In addition, the court GRANTS Defendants leave to file

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 an amended answer, including additional affirmative defense, within fourteen days of the filing of

Plaintiff’s first amended complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 29, 2009

 Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller

 United States District Judge

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