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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

I. Screening Requirement and Standard

Plaintiff Rodney Brown (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, 

filed on February 2, 2015, is currently before the Court for screening. 

The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 

governmental entity and/or against an officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 

1915A(a). Plaintiff’s complaint, or any portion thereof, is subject to dismissal if it is frivolous or 

malicious, if it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or if it seeks monetary relief 

from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2); 28 U.S.C. § 

1915(e)(2)(B)(ii).

A complaint must contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is 

entitled to relief. . . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Detailed factual allegations are not required, but 

RODNEY O’NEAL BROWN,

 Plaintiff,

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JEFFERY BROWN, et al.,

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01184-LJO-BAM (PC)

SCREENING ORDER DISMISSING FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND GRANTING 

LEAVE TO AMEND

(ECF No. 18)

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

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“[t]hreadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, 

do not suffice.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009) (citing Bell 

Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 1964-65 (2007)). While a plaintiff’s 

allegations are taken as true, courts “are not required to indulge unwarranted inferences.” Doe I v. 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 572 F.3d 677, 681 (9th Cir. 2009) (internal quotation marks and citation 

omitted). 

To survive screening, Plaintiff’s claims must be facially plausible, which requires sufficient 

factual detail to allow the Court to reasonably infer that each named defendant is liable for the 

misconduct alleged. Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678, 129 S.Ct. at 1949 (quotation marks omitted); Moss v. 

United States Secret Service, 572 F.3d 962, 969 (9th Cir. 2009). The sheer possibility that a defendant 

acted unlawfully is not sufficient, and mere consistency with liability falls short of satisfying the 

plausibility standard. Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678, 129 S.Ct. at 1949 (quotation marks omitted); Moss, 572 

F.3d at 969.

II. Plaintiff’s Allegations

Plaintiff is currently housed at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility in Corcoran, California. 

Plaintiff brings suit against more than 25 defendants, including the California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), Governor Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General K. Harris, 

court-appointed receiver J. Clark Kelso and employees of North Kern State Prison. Plaintiff’s 

complaint exceeds thirty-five pages of handwritten allegations regarding events at Wasco State Prison, 

North Kern State Prison and the California Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility. Plaintiff’s 

complaint contains causes of action for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs in violation of 

the Eighth Amendment, violations of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, failure to 

protect him from harm at the hands of another inmate in violation of the Eighth Amendment, violation 

of California Civil Code § 52.1, violations of the California Constitution, violation of the Americans 

with Disabilities Act, and violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments by subjecting him to 

prison overcrowding and a cruel and unusual punishment healthcare system.

Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages, along with declaratory and injunctive relief.

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III. Deficiencies of Complaint

Plaintiff’s complaint fails to comply with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8 and 18. As he is 

proceeding pro se, Plaintiff will be given leave to amend to cure these deficiencies. To assist Plaintiff, 

the Court provides the pleading and legal standards that appear applicable to his claims. If Plaintiff 

elects to amend his complaint, he should amend only those claims that he believes, in good faith, state 

a cognizable claim for relief. 

A. Pleading Standards

1. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8, a complaint must contain “a short and plain 

statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). Detailed 

factual allegations are not required, but “[t]hreadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, 

supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice.” Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678 (citation omitted). 

Plaintiff must set forth “sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to relief that is 

plausible on its face.’” Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678 (quoting Twombly, 550 U.S. at 570, 127 S.Ct. at 1974). 

While factual allegations are accepted as true, legal conclusions are not. Id.; see also Twombly, 550 

U.S. at 556–557.

Here, Plaintiff’s complaint is not a short and plain statement of his claims. Plaintiff’s 

complaint is thirty-five pages in length and involves more than 25 different defendants in unrelated 

claims. Throughout the complaint, Plaintiff refers to “defendants” without identifying the person to 

whom he refers. As a practical matter, Plaintiff’s complaint is disjointed, confusing and lacks basic 

facts, including what happened and who was involved. Plaintiff will be given leave to cure these 

deficiencies.

2. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 18

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 18 states that “[a] party asserting a claim, counterclaim, 

crossclaim, or third-party claim may join, as independent or alternative claims, as many claims as it 

has against an opposing party.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 18(a). “Thus multiple claims against a single party are 

fine, but Claim A against Defendant 1 should not be joined with unrelated Claim B against Defendant 

2. Unrelated claims against different defendants belong in different suits, not only to prevent the sort 

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of morass [a multiple claim, multiple defendant] suit produce[s] but also to ensure that prisoners pay 

the required filing fees—for the Prison Litigation Reform Act limits to 3 the number of frivolous suits 

or appeals that any prisoner may file without prepayment of the required fees.” George v. Smith, 507 

F.3d 605, 607 (7th Cir. 2007) (citing 28 U .S.C. § 1915(g)).

Here, Plaintiff attempts to bring suit against multiple defendants for different incidents at 

different times and different institutions. For example, Plaintiff complains about the conditions of 

confinement upon his transfer to CDCR custody at Wasco State Prison, while simultaneously 

complaining about the failure to protect him from harm at the hands of another inmate at North Kern 

State Prison. If Plaintiff chooses to file an amended complaint and it fails to comply with Rule 18(a), 

all unrelated claims will be subject to dismissal. At this juncture, the Court will not sift through 

Plaintiff’s lengthy to complaint to find a cognizable claim to proceed upon in this action. 

3. Linkage Requirement

The Civil Rights Act under which this action was filed provides:

Every person who, under color of [state law] ... subjects, or causes to be subjected, any 

citizen of the United States ... to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities 

secured by the Constitution ... shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in 

equity, or other proper proceeding for redress.

42 U.S.C. § 1983. The statute plainly requires that there be an actual connection or link between the 

actions of the defendants and the deprivation alleged to have been suffered by Plaintiff. See Monell v. 

Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978); Rizzo v. Goode, 423 U.S. 

362, 96 S.Ct. 598, 46 L.Ed.2d 561 (1976). The Ninth Circuit has held that “[a] person ‘subjects’ 

another to the deprivation of a constitutional right, within the meaning of section 1983, if he does an 

affirmative act, participates in another’s affirmative acts, or omits to perform an act which he is legally 

required to do that causes the deprivation of which complaint is made.” Johnson v. Duffy, 588 F.2d 

740, 743 (9th Cir. 1978).

Here, Plaintiff variously lumps defendants together in certain of his allegations. If Plaintiff

elects to amend his complaint, he may not generally refer to defendants, but must allege what each 

individual defendant did or did not do that resulted in a violation of his constitutional rights.

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4. Eleventh Amendment Immunity-CDCR

To the extent Plaintiff seeks to pursue section 1983 claims against CDCR as a defendant he 

may not do so. The Eleventh Amendment erects a general bar against federal lawsuits brought against 

the state. Wolfson v. Brammer, 616 F.3d 1045, 1065–66 (9th Cir. 2010) (citation and quotation marks 

omitted). While “[t]he Eleventh Amendment does not bar suits against a state official for prospective 

relief,” Wolfson, 616 F.3d at 1066, suits against the state or its agencies are barred absolutely, 

regardless of the form of relief sought, e.g., Pennhurst State School & Hosp. v. Halderman, 465 U.S. 

89, 102, 104 S.Ct. 900, 79 L.Ed.2d 67 (1984); Buckwalter v. Nevada Bd. of Medical Examiners, 678 

F.3d 737, 740 n. 1 (9th Cir. 2012). Thus, Plaintiff may not maintain a claim against CDCR.

5. Official Capacity Claims and Damages

To the extent Plaintiff seeks to bring claims against certain defendants in their official 

capacities for monetary damages, he may not do so. The Eleventh Amendment prohibits suits for 

monetary damages against a State, its agencies, and state officials acting in their official capacities. 

Aholelei v. Dep’t of Public Safety, 488 F.3d 1144, 1147 (9th Cir.2007).

6. Doe Defendants

“As a general rule, the use of ‘John Doe’ to identify a defendant is not favored.” Gillespie v. 

Civiletti, 629 F.2d 637, 642 (9th Cir. 1980). Plaintiff is advised that John Doe defendants (i.e., 

unknown defendants) cannot be served by the United States Marshal until Plaintiff has identified them 

as actual individuals and amended his complaint to substitute names for the John Does.

7. Supervisory Liability

Supervisory personnel may not be held liable under section 1983 for the actions of subordinate 

employees based on respondeat superior, or vicarious liability. Crowley v. Bannister, 734 F.3d 967, 

977 (9th Cir. 2013); accord Lemire v. California Dep’t of Corr. and Rehab., 726 F.3d 1062, 1074-75 

(9th Cir. 2013); Lacey v. Maricopa County, 693 F.3d 896, 915-16 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc). “A 

supervisor may be liable only if (1) he or she is personally involved in the constitutional deprivation, 

or (2) there is a sufficient causal connection between the supervisor’s wrongful conduct and the 

constitutional violation.” Crowley, 734 F.3d at 977 (citation and quotation marks omitted); accord

Lemire, 726 F.3d at 1074-75; Lacey, 693 F.3d at 915-16. “Under the latter theory, supervisory 

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liability exists even without overt personal participation in the offensive act if supervisory officials 

implement a policy so deficient that the policy itself is a repudiation of constitutional rights and is the 

moving force of a constitutional violation.” Crowley, 734 F.3d at 977 (citing Hansen v. Black, 885 

F.2d 642, 646 (9th Cir. 1989)) (internal quotation marks omitted). 

B. Legal Standards

1. Eighth Amendment-Medical Care

A prisoner’s claim of inadequate medical care does not constitute cruel and unusual 

punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment unless the mistreatment rises to the level of 

“deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.” Jett v. Penner, 439 F.3d 1091, 1096 (9th Cir. 2006) 

(quoting Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 104, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976)). The two part test 

for deliberate indifference requires the plaintiff to show (1) “a ‘serious medical need’ by 

demonstrating that failure to treat a prisoner’s condition could result in further significant injury or the 

‘unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain,’” and (2) “the defendant’s response to the need was 

deliberately indifferent.” Jett, 439 F.3d at 1096. A defendant does not act in a deliberately indifferent 

manner unless the defendant “knows of and disregards an excessive risk to inmate health or safety.” 

Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 837, 114 S.Ct. 1970, 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994). “Deliberate 

indifference is a high legal standard,” Simmons v. Navajo County Ariz., 609 F.3d 1011, 1019 (9th Cir.

2010); Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1060 (9th Cir. 2004), and is shown where there was “a 

purposeful act or failure to respond to a prisoner’s pain or possible medical need” and the indifference 

caused harm, Jett, 439 F.3d at 1096.

In applying this standard, the Ninth Circuit has held that before it can be said that a prisoner’s 

civil rights have been abridged, “the indifference to his medical needs must be substantial. Mere 

‘indifference,’ ‘negligence,’ or ‘medical malpractice’ will not support this cause of action.” Broughton 

v. Cutter Laboratories, 622 F.2d 458, 460 (9th Cir. 1980), citing Estelle, 429 U.S. at 105 06. “[A] 

complaint that a physician has been negligent in diagnosing or treating a medical condition does not 

state a valid claim of medical mistreatment under the Eighth Amendment. Medical malpractice does 

not become a constitutional violation merely because the victim is a prisoner.” Estelle, 429 U.S. at 

106; see also Anderson v. County of Kern, 45 F.3d 1310, 1316 (9th Cir.1995). Even gross negligence 

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is insufficient to establish deliberate indifference to serious medical needs. See Wood v. Housewright, 

900 F.2d 1332, 1334 (9th Cir.1990). Additionally, a prisoner’s mere disagreement with diagnosis or 

treatment does not support a claim of deliberate indifference. Sanchez v. Vild, 891 F.2d 240, 242 (9th 

Cir. 1989).

2. Eighth Amendment-Failure to Protect

The Eighth Amendment protects prisoners from inhumane methods of punishment and from 

inhumane conditions of confinement. Morgan v. Morgensen, 465 F.3d 1041, 1045 (9th Cir.2006). 

Although prison conditions may be restrictive and harsh, prison officials must provide prisoners with 

food, clothing, shelter, sanitation, medical care, and personal safety. Farmer, 511 U.S. at 832–33

(internal citations and quotations omitted). Prison officials have a duty to take reasonable steps to 

protect inmates from physical abuse, Farmer, 511 U.S. at 833; Hearns v. Terhune, 413 F.3d 1036, 

1040 (9th Cir.2005), and the failure of prison officials to protect inmates from attacks by other inmates 

may rise to the level of an Eighth Amendment violation where prison officials know of and disregard a 

substantial risk of serious harm to the plaintiff, e.g., Farmer, 511 U.S. at 847; Hearns, 413 F.3d at 

1040.

3. Conspiracy

A conspiracy claim brought under section 1983 requires proof of “‘an agreement or meeting of 

the minds to violate constitutional rights,’” Franklin v. Fox, 312 F.3d 423, 441 (9th Cir. 2001) 

(quoting United Steel Workers of Am. v. Phelps Dodge Corp., 865 F.2d 1539, 1540–41 (9th Cir. 

1989) (citation omitted)), and an actual deprivation of constitutional right, Hart v. Parks, 450 F.3d 

1059, 1071 (9th Cir.2006) (quoting Woodrum v. Woodward County, Oklahoma, 20 866 F.2d 1121, 

1126 (9th Cir.1989)). “‘To be liable, each participant in the conspiracy need not know the exact details 

of the plan, but each participant must at least share the common objective of the conspiracy.’” 

Franklin, 312 F.3d at 441 (quoting United Steel Workers, 865 F.2d at 1541).

4. Due Process Claims

Plaintiff intersperses his complaint with assertions that his due process rights were violated. In 

connection with certain of these assertions, it appears that Plaintiff’s due process claims arise from the 

alleged violation of certain underlying constitutional violations, such as a violation of the Eighth 

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Amendment. Plaintiff cannot state a due process claim premised on the violation of underlying 

constitutional claims. 

To the extent Plaintiff asserts dues process claims premised on the violation of certain prison 

regulations, he cannot do so. Although prison regulations may create liberty interests protected by a 

prisoner’s right to due process, those interests are limited to “freedom from restraint which ... imposes 

atypical and significant hardship on the inmate in relation to the ordinary incidents of prison life.” 

Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 484, 115 S.Ct. 2293, 132 L.Ed.2d 418 (1995).

5. Grievance/Appeals Process

To the extent Plaintiff complains about the processing of his inmate complaints, Plaintiff does 

not have a constitutionally protected right to have his appeals accepted or processed. Ramirez v. 

Galaza, 334 F.3d 850, 860 (9th Cir.2003); Mann v. Adams, 855 F.2d 639, 640 (9th Cir.1988 ). The 

prison grievance procedure does not confer any substantive rights upon inmates and actions in 

reviewing appeals cannot serve as a basis for liability under section 1983. Buckley v. Barlow, 997 

F.2d 494, 495 (8th Cir.1993 ). 

6. Americans with Disabilities Act

Title II of the ADA provides that “no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of 

such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, 

or activities of a public entity, or be subject to discrimination by such entity.” 42 U.S.C. § 12132. 

Title II applies to the services, programs, and activities provided for inmates by jails and prisons. 

Pennsylvania Dep’t of Corr. v. Yeskey, 524 U.S. 206, 208-13, 118 S.Ct. 1952 (1998); Simmons, 609 

F.3d at 1021-22; Pierce v. Cnty. of Orange, 526 F.3d 1190, 1214-15 (9th Cir. 2008). “To establish a 

violation of Title II of the ADA, a plaintiff must show that (1) [he] is a qualified individual with a 

disability; (2) [he] was excluded from participation in or otherwise discriminated against with regard 

to a public entity’s services, programs, or activities; and (3) such exclusion or discrimination was by 

reason of [his] disability.” Lovell v. Chandler, 303 F.3d 1039, 1052 (9th Cir. 2002); accord Simmons, 

609 F.3d at 1021; McGary v. City of Portland, 386 F.3d 1259, 1265 (9th Cir. 2004).

Plaintiff’s complaint does not set forth any facts supporting a claim that he was excluded from 

or discriminated against with regard to services, programs, or activities by reason of his disability. 

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Rather, the underlying allegations appear related solely to the medical care Plaintiff was provided, and 

the treatment, or lack of treatment, concerning Plaintiff’s medical conditions does not provide a basis 

upon which to impose liability under the ADA. Simmons, 609 F.3d at 1022 (ADA prohibits 

discrimination because of disability, not inadequate treatment for disability). Additionally, individual 

capacity suits against individual prison employees in their personal capacities are precluded under the 

ADA. E.g., Heinke v. Cnty. of Tehama Sheriff’s Dept., 2013 WL 3992407, at *7 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 1,

2013); White v. Smyers, 2012 WL 6518064, at *6 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 13, 2012); Mosier v. California 

Dep’t of Corr. & Rehab., 2012 WL 2577524, at *8 (E.D. Cal. Jul. 3, 2012). 

7. Remedial Orders in Other Actions

In his complaint, Plaintiff refers to the remedial plans in Brown v. Plata, Armstrong v. Brown, 

Clark v. California, Coleman v. Brown and Plata v. Brown. 

To the extent that Plaintiff is attempting to base a claim on alleged violations of any order or 

remedial plan in the above-mentioned cases, such violations do not provide an independent basis for 

damages in this action. See Cagle v. Sutherland, 334 F.3d 980, 986-87 (9th Cir. 2003) (consent 

decrees often go beyond constitutional minimum requirements, and do not create or expand rights); 

Green v. McKaskle, 788 F.2d 1116, 1123 (5th Cir. 1986) (remedial decrees remedy constitutional 

violations but do not create or enlarge constitutional rights). “[R]emedial orders ... do not create 

‘rights, privileges or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws’ of the United States.” Hart v. 

Cambra, 1997 WL 564059, *5 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 22, 1997 ) (quoting Green, 788 F.2d at 1123–24). 

Plaintiff may not state a section 1983 claim based on the failure to comply with any remedial plan or 

consent decree.

8. California Civil Code § 52.1

California Civil Code section 52.1, known as the Bane Act, authorizes a claim for relief 

“against anyone who interferes, or tries to do so, by threats, intimidation, or coercion, with an 

individual’s exercise or enjoyment of rights secured by federal or state law.” Jones v. Kmart Corp., 17 

Cal.4th 329, 331, 70 Cal.Rptr.2d 844, 949 P.2d 941 (1998). A claim under section 52.1 requires “an 

attempted or completed act of interference with a legal right, accompanied by a form of coercion.” Id.

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at 334, 70 Cal.Rptr.2d 844, 949 P.2d 941. Plaintiff has not asserted any facts supporting the existence 

of a Bane Act claim. 

9. Declaratory Relief

In addition to damages, Plaintiff seeks a declaration that his rights were violated. “A 

declaratory judgment, like other forms of equitable relief, should be granted only as a matter of 

judicial discretion, exercised in the public interest.” Eccles v. Peoples Bank of Lakewood Village, 333 

U.S. 426, 431, 68 S.Ct. 641, 92 L.Ed. 784 (1948). “Declaratory relief should be denied when it will 

neither serve a useful purpose in clarifying and settling the legal relations in issue nor terminate the 

proceedings and afford relief from the uncertainty and controversy faced by the parties.” United States 

v. Washington, 759 F.2d 1353, 1357 (9th Cir.1985). In the event that this action reaches trial and the 

jury returns a verdict in favor of Plaintiff, the verdict will be a finding that Plaintiff’s constitutional 

rights were violated. Accordingly, a declaration that any defendant violated Plaintiff’s rights is 

unnecessary.

10. Injunctive Relief

To the extent Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief regarding his conditions of confinement at Wasco 

State Prison or North Kern State Prison, this request is moot. Plaintiff has been transferred to Corcoran 

State Prison. A request for injunctive relief becomes moot if a prisoner is transferred. Andrews v. 

Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1053 n. 5 (9th Cir. 2007) (citing Johnson v. Moore, 948 F.2d 517, 510 (9th 

Cir. 1991) (per curiam). There is no indication that Plaintiff expects to be transferred back to Wasco 

State Prison or North Kern State Prison. Darring v. Kincheloe, 783 F.2d 874, 876 (9th Cir. 1996).

IV. Conclusion and Order

Plaintiff’s complaint fails to comply with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8 and 18. The 

Court will grant Plaintiff an opportunity to cure the identified deficiencies. Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 

1122, 1130 (9th Cir. 2000). 

Plaintiff’s amended complaint should be brief, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a), but it must state what each 

named defendant did that led to the deprivation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights, Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 

678-79, 129 S.Ct. at 1948-49. Although accepted as true, the “[f]actual allegations must be 

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[sufficient] to raise a right to relief above the speculative level . . . .” Twombly, 550 U.S. at 555

(citations omitted). 

Additionally, Plaintiff may not change the nature of this suit by adding new, unrelated claims 

in his first amended complaint. George v. Smith, 507 F.3d 605, 607 (7th Cir. 2007) (no “buckshot” 

complaints). Further, Plaintiff’s complaint must comply with the joinder requirements of Rule 18, and 

any amended complaint that meets such requirements should not exceed twenty-five pages. 

Finally, Plaintiff is advised that an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. 

Lacey v. Maricopa County, 693 F.3d 896, 927 (9th Cir. 2012). Therefore, Plaintiff’s amended 

complaint must be “complete in itself without reference to the prior or superseded pleading.” Local

Rule 220. 

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The Clerk’s Office shall send Plaintiff a complaint form; 

2. Plaintiff’s first amended complaint is dismissed with leave to amend; 

3. Within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall file a 

second amended complaint. Plaintiff’s amended complaint may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages; 

and

4. If Plaintiff fails to file a second amended complaint in compliance with this order, this 

action will be dismissed for failure to obey a court order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 18, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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