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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

MANUEL AYALA, No. CIV S-04-0903-RRB-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

ANDREASEN, 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 motion for leave to file a third

amended complaint (Doc. 14). 

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that a party may amend his or her

pleading “. . . once as a matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served.” 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). Once a responsive pleading is filed, a party’s pleadings may only be

amended upon leave of court or stipulation of all the parties. See id. In this case, the docket

reflects that plaintiff’s original complaint was dismissed by the court sua sponte, with leave to

amend. Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint, which was also dismissed by the court sua

sponte, with leave to amend. Plaintiff then filed a second amended complaint pursuant to the

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court’s order. Given the foregoing history, the third amended complaint that plaintiff currently

seeks to file would be his first amendment “once as a matter of course. . .” As such, it is

unnecessary for plaintiff to obtain leave of court to file a third amended complaint. The third

amended complaint was filed on January 9, 2006, and will be reviewed by separate order.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a

third amended complaint is denied as unnecessary.

DATED: February 22, 2006.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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