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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

Plaintiff Curtis Renee Jackson is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On May 23, 2014, the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s initial complaint with leave to amend for 

failure to state a cognizable claim for relief. 

Plaintiff filed an amended complaint on July 7, 2014. 

On August 13, 2014, Plaintiff filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint without 

prejudice and with leave to amend to correct a mistake.

Under Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party may amend the party=s 

pleading once as a matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served. Otherwise, a 

party may amend only by leave of the court or by written consent of the adverse party, and leave shall 

be freely given when justice so requires. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). In this case, a responsive pleading has 

CURTIS RENEE JACKSON,

 Plaintiff,

v.

DYE, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-00222-SAB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO 

VOLUNARILY DISMISS FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT AND FILE SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

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not been served and plaintiff has not previously amended his complaint. Therefore, Plaintiff may file 

an amended complaint without leave of the court.

In addition, Plaintiff is advised that Local Rule 220 requires that an amended complaint be 

complete in itself without reference to any prior pleading. 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 the case. 

Therefore, in an amended complaint, as in an original complaint, each claim and the involvement of 

each defendant must be sufficiently alleged. 

Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff may file a second amended complaint within thirty (30) days from the date of 

service of this order; and

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to send Plaintiff a blank civil rights amended complaint 

form.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 19, 2014 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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