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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES NEUMANN, No. CIV S-07-0082-DFL-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

MARTIN VEAL, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s request for an extension of time to

file an amended complaint. (Doc. 28).

On June 11, 2007, the undersigned issued findings and recommendations to

dismiss three of the six defendants named in plaintiff’s complaint. Plaintiff filed objections to

the findings and recommendations, and filed a request for additional time to file an amended

complaint. The court construed this request as a request for leave to amend his complaint. The 

court found granting leave to amend unnecessary because plaintiff has not filed an amended

complaint and no responsive pleading has yet been filed. Therefore, the court stated plaintiff

may file an amended complaint within 30 days of the date of that order. 

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Plaintiff now seeks an additional 30 days in which to file his first amended

complaint. Good cause appearing therefor, the request will be granted. However, if no amended

complaint is filed within the time provided by this order, this action shall proceed on the original

complaint and the court will recommend dismissal of defendants Veal, Mendoza, and Gyammi,

without leave to amend. Plaintiff is again cautioned that if he files an amended complaint, the

court cannot refer to the prior pleading in order to make plaintiff’s amended complaint complete. 

See Local Rule 15-220. An amended complaint supercedes the original complaint and, therefore,

must be complete in itself without reference to any prior pleading. See id. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time is granted; and

2. Plaintiff may file a first amended complaint within 30 days of the date of

service of this order.

DATED: September 6, 2007.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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