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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

PETER ANAYA,

Plaintiff,

v.

VAN VUGT, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:16-cv-01094-SKO (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF=S 

MOTIONS FOR LEAVE TO AMEND 

AS UNNECESSARY

(Docs. 9, 10)

Plaintiff, Peter Anaya, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. On February 6, 2017, Plaintiff filed two motions

seeking leave to file an amended complaint. 

Plaintiff may amend once as a matter of right before service of a responsive pleading by 

defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). Because plaintiff has not previously amended his complaint 

and defendants have not filed a responsive pleading, plaintiff may file an amended complaint 

without seeking permission from the Court. 

Plaintiff is informed that he must file a new pleading as an amended complaint supercedes 

the original complaint, Lacey v. Maricopa County, Nos. 09-15806, 09-15703, 2012 WL 3711591, 

at *1 n.1 (9th Cir. Aug. 29, 2012) (en banc), and the amended complaint must be Acomplete in 

itself without reference to the prior or superceded pleading,@ Local Rule 220. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff=s motions are HEREBY DENIED as unnecessary and the Clerk’s 

Office shall send Plaintiff a civil rights complaint form.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 28, 2017 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:16-cv-01094-SKO Document 11 Filed 03/29/17 Page 1 of 1