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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

BERNARD C. HUGHES, 

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF MARIPOSA, et al., 

Defendants.

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1:09-cv-02249-GSA-PC

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND

COMPLAINT

(Docs. 7, 8.)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO FILE FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT

(Doc. 22.)

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, Bernard C. Hughes (“Plaintiff”),is a prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on

December 29, 2009. (Doc. 1.) On January 13, 2010, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to amend the

complaint. (Docs. 7, 8.) On February 9, 2010, Plaintiff submitted a proposed First Amended

Complaint which was lodged by the court on the same date. (Doc. 22.)

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

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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.

In light of 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 February 9, 2010.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 17, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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