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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL ANGELO POWELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARLAIS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-05308-JSC 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

WITHOUT PREJUDICE; GRANTING 

LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

(Dkt. No. 11)

Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983. He claims that while at California Training Facility (“CTF”), defendants Dr. 

Marlais and Dr. Calderon failed to properly treat his abscessed tooth. The complaint was found, 

when liberally construed, to state a cognizable claim under the Eighth Amendment against Marlais 

and Calderon, and the United States Marshal was directed to serve them at CTF, where Plaintiff 

indicated they were located. The Marshal returned the summonses unexecuted, however, because 

both Defendants have retired and are no longer located at CTF. Plaintiff has recently filed a 

motion for a preliminary injunction to order Defendants to refer him to an oral surgeon or an 

outside facility to complete the root canal surgery. As both Defendants have retired from service, 

they cannot be ordered to refer him for dental care. 

Plaintiff has attached to his motion a “proof of service” indicating that he served the 

motion upon a Dr. Henry Uy, a supervising dentist at CTF. Dr. Uy is not named as a Defendant in 

the complaint, however. If Plaintiff wishes to obtain a preliminary injunction directing Dr. Uy to 

refer Plaintiff for dental care, Plaintiff must file an amended complaint naming Dr. Uy as a 

Defendant and alleging a cognizable claim against him. Plaintiff must also file a separate motion 

for preliminary injunction against him, and he must provide notice to Dr. Uy of that motion in 

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accordance with Rule 65(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff should also send 

a copy of the motion to the Attorney General of the State of California, who will presumably 

represent Dr. Uy in this case. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff is GRANTED leave to file an amended complaint within 28 days 

of the date this order is filed, that states a cognizable claim against a prison employee who is 

currently in a position to provide the preliminary injunctive relief that Plaintiff seeks. The 

amended complaint must include the caption and civil case number used in this order (No. C 14-

5308 JSC (PR)) and the words “COURT-ORDERED FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT” on the 

first page. Because an amended complaint completely replaces the original complaint, see Ferdik 

v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1262 (9th Cir. 1992), Plaintiff may not incorporate material from the 

original by reference; he must include in his amended complaint all the claims from the original 

complaint that he wishes to preserve. If Plaintiff elects to file an amended complaint, any claim or 

Defendant not included in the amended complaint will no longer be a part of this case. If Plaintiff 

does not file an amended complaint within this time, this case will proceed only against the two 

retired prison officials named as Defendants in this action, and a further order will be issued 

pertaining to the service of these individuals.

The motion for a preliminary injunction is DENIED without prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 20, 2015

________________________

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

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