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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK NEUFER, 

Plaintiff,

v.

JAMES A. YATES, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:09-cv-01065-GSA-PC

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO AMEND

COMPLAINT

(Doc. 9.)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO FILE FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT

(Doc. 10.)

Plaintiff Marl Neufer (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint

commencing this action on June 16, 2009. (Doc. 1.) On October 28, 2009, plaintiff filed a motion

to amend the complaint and submitted a proposed First Amended Complaint which was lodged by

the court on the same date. (Docs. 9, 10.)

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

plaintiff may file an amended complaint without leave of the court.

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Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to amend his complaint is GRANTED; and

2. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to file the First Amended Complaint which was

lodged by the court on October 28, 2009.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 2, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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