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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON MENCY, No. CIV S-06-2379-FCD-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

V. DUC, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court are plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an

amended complaint (Doc. 8), filed on November 20, 2006, and plaintiff’s motion for leave to file

a “supplemental exhibit” in support of his complaint (Doc. 9), filed on November 30, 2006. 

Plaintiff has not submitted a proposed first amended complaint. 

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that a party may amend his or her

pleading “. . . once as a matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served.” 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). Once a responsive pleading is filed, a party’s pleadings may only be

amended upon leave of court or stipulation of all the parties. See id. Because no responsive

pleading have been filed in this case, plaintiff does not need leave of court to file a first amended

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complaint. Therefore, plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend will be denied as unnecessary. 

Plaintiff may simply file a first amended complaint. If, however, plaintiff does not do so within

the time allowed by this order, the court will screen the original complaint filed on October 27,

2006. 

As to plaintiff’s motion for leave to attach a “supplemental exhibit,” plaintiff may

attach the document to his first amended complaint. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an amended complaint (Doc. 8) is

denied as unnecessary; and

2. Plaintiff may file a first amended complaint, with the “supplemental

exhibit” attached thereto, within 30 days of the date of this order.

DATED: December 6, 2006.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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