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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

DAVID LESLIE MANNING, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. STAINER, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00530 DLB PC

ORDER CONSTRUING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO FILE DISCOVERY AS 

MOTION TO ADD EXHIBIT TO 

COMPLAINT 

[ECF No. 6]

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO ADD EXHIBIT TO

COMPLAINT

[ECF No. 6]

Plaintiff David Leslie Manning, Jr., a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on April 6, 2015. The matter 

was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local 

Rule 302.

On April 27, 2015, Plaintiff filed the instant motion to file discovery. Plaintiff states the 

grievance process was not yet completed when he filed suit. He seeks to include as an exhibit 

the denial at the second level of review at his institution. Discovery is not yet open in this case, 

as the complaint must first be screened. Plaintiff’s motion to file discovery is therefore 

CONSTRUED as a motion to add an exhibit to his complaint, and Plaintiff’s motion is 

GRANTED. Plaintiff is advised, however, that the Court will not accept further piecemeal 

additions to the complaint. The complaint must be complete in and of itself. If Plaintiff seeks to 

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include additional documents, he must file an amended complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 

15(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 4, 2015 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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