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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MANPREET SINGH BAWA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-00200 WHA

ORDER FINDING MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO AMEND MOOT,

ALLOWING PLAINTIFF TO FILE

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT, AND VACATING HEARING

This action was initially filed on January 10, 2007. Since then, no answer or responsive

pleading has been filed by any defendant. Nor has any amended complaint been filed. Now

pending is a motion by plaintiff for leave to amend the complaint. Such a motion is

unnecessary. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) provides plaintiff with a right to amend his

complaint once “as a matter of course” without prior leave of court. See Outdoor Sys. Inc. v.

City of Mesa, 997 F.2d 604, 613 (9th Cir. 1993). Plaintiff has not yet used this “free

amendment,” so the instant motion for leave to amend is unnecessary.

Plaintiff’s motion is MOOT. Plaintiff may file a first amended complaint any time

before a responsive pleading is served. The amended pleading need not be identical to the

proposed amended pleading submitted in support of plaintiff’s motion. It must, however,

comply with all relevant requirements, including Civil Local Rule 10-1. Finding argument

unnecessary, the hearing on this motion is VACATED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 19, 2007. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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