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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

ART GERARDO,

Plaintiff,

v.

STAINER, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01501 DLB PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO AMEND AS MOOT

(Document 7)

Plaintiff Art Gerardo (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner in the custody of the California 

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 

in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, filed on October 2, 2015. The complaint is 

awaiting screening.

On October 21, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the complaint. At this stage in the 

proceedings, Plaintiff has the right to amend once as a matter of course. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to amend is HEREBY DENIED as moot, and Plaintiff may file his 

amended complaint without leave of court.

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Plaintiff is advised that he may not file piecemeal complaints. This means that he may not 

file exhibits separate from his complaint. Local Rule 220 requires each complaint to be “complete in 

itself without reference to the prior or superseded pleading.”

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 22, 2015 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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