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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

RUSSELL MARTIN,

Plaintiff, CV F 06 0906 AWI WMW P 

vs. ORDER RE MOTION (DOC 16 )

W. J. SULLIVAN, et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to file an amended

complaint. There has been no service of process, and no defendant has

entered an appearance. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a),

Plaintiff may amend his complaint so long as there is not a responsive

pleading on file.

In addition, plaintiff is informed that the court cannot refer to

a prior pleading in order to make plaintiff's amended complaint complete. 

Local Rule 15-220 requires that an amended complaint be complete in

itself without reference to any prior pleading. This is because, as a 

general rule, an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. 

See Loux v. Rhay, 375 F.2d 55, 57 (9th Cir. 1967). Once plaintiff files an

amended complaint, the original pleading no longer serves any function in

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the case. Therefore, in an amended complaint, as in an original complaint,

each claim and the involvement of each defendant must be sufficiently

alleged. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file an amended complaint is

granted; and

2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of service of

this order to file a first amended complaint that complies with the

requirements of the Civil Rights Act, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

and the Local Rules of Practice; the amended complaint must bear the

docket number assigned this case and must be labeled "First Amended

Complaint." 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 26, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

j14hj0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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