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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

RUBEN VALDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFFREY BEARD, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:14-cv-01839-MJS (PC)

ORDER DENYING AS MOOT MOTION TO 

AMEND COMPLAINT

(ECF No. 9)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed his initial complaint on 

November 21, 2014. (ECF No. 1.) On January 23, 2015, Plaintiff filed a first amended 

complaint (ECF No. 8), as well as a motion to amend his complaint (ECF No. 9).

At this stage of the proceedings, Plaintiff is free to amend his complaint once as a 

matter of course. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). He need not seek leave of the Court. 

Accordingly, his motion to amend the complaint (ECF No. 9) is HEREBY DENIED as 

moot. Plaintiff’s first amended complaint (ECF No. 8) will be screened in due course. 28 

U.S.C. § 1915A.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 26, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:14-cv-01839-AWI-JLT Document 10 Filed 01/26/15 Page 1 of 1