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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

OMAR FLORES, )

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Plaintiff, ) Case No. 2:08-cv-01709-KJD-PAL

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vs. ) ORDER

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J. WALKER, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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Currently before the Court is Plaintiff Omar Flores’ Motion for Leave to File Amended

Complaint (#11). On August 11, 2008, Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hallows issued an Order granting

Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis, dismissing Plaintiff’s claim against Defendant Walker

without prejudice, and giving Plaintiff thirty (30) days in which to file an Amended Complaint

correcting any deficiencies. Plaintiff’s current Motion to Amend was filed more than seven months

after the Magistrate Judge’s Order, yet concedes any claim against Defendant Walker. 

Rather, Plaintiff’s Proposed Amended Complaint, in addition to dismissing any claims against J.

Walker as a defendant, seeks to add a claim against Matthew Cate, Secretary of the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a) a party may amend its

pleading once as a matter of course before a responsive pleading is served. To date, no responsive

pleading has been filed, and no objection has been made to Plaintiff’s Motion. Accordingly, good

cause appearing, the Court hereby grants Plaintiff’s Motion. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff Omar Flores’ Motion for Leave to

File Amended Complaint (#11) is GRANTED. 

DATED this 19th day of March 2010.

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Kent J. Dawson

United States District Judge

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