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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

KRZYSZTOF F. WOLINSKI, 

Plaintiff,

v.

STOLL, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00468-AWI-JLT (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR 

LEAVE TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT

(Doc. 28)

Plaintiff, Krzysztof F. Wolinski, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 19, 2015, an order 

issued dismissing this action without leave to amend for Plaintiff's failure to state a cognizable 

claim. (Doc. 22.) That same date, judgment issued and the action was closed. (Doc. 23.) On 

October 29, 2015, Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal which was processed to the Ninth Circuit on 

November 2, 2015. (Docs. 25, 26.) On November 2, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to 

file an amended complaint in this Court. (Doc. 28.) 

The filing of a notice of appeal generally divests a district court of jurisdiction to 

determine the “substantial rights” at issue in an action during the pendency of the appeal. 

Pyrodyne Corp. v. Pyrotronics Corp., 847 F.2d 1398, 1403 (9th Cir. 1988). This Court no longer 

has jurisdiction to allow Plaintiff to file an amended complaint in this action. 

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that, Plaintiff's motion for leave to file an 

amended complaint, filed on November 2, 2015 (Doc. 28), is denied for lack of jurisdiction.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 5, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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