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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOBBY LEE COLLINS,

Plaintiff,

v.

KURGAN, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:23-cv-1600 KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. He seeks relief 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 1, 2023, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed with 

leave to amend.

Plaintiff subsequently filed a document purporting to correct errors or omissions in his 

complaint and another document containing “amendments” to his claims as to defendants Kurgan, 

Jones and Gorman. (ECF Nos. 14 & 15.) However, as plaintiff was advised in the September 1, 

2023 order, Local Rule 220 requires that an amended complaint be complete in itself without

reference to any prior pleading. (ECF No. 10 at 6.) This requirement exists because, as a general 

rule, an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. See Ramirez v. County of San 

Bernardino, 806 F.3d 1002, 1008 (9th Cir. 2015) (“an ‘amended complaint supersedes the 

original, the latter being treated thereafter as non-existent.’” (internal citation omitted)). Once 

plaintiff files an amended complaint, the original pleading no longer serves any function in the 

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case. Therefore, in an amended complaint, as in an original complaint, each claim and the 

involvement of each defendant must be sufficiently alleged, as well as plaintiff’s injuries and his 

request for relief.

Accordingly, plaintiff’s recent filings are ineffective in amending his complaint because 

he failed to provide one document that clearly identifies each defendant and each defendant’s 

alleged acts or omissions and sets forth plaintiff’s injuries and includes his request for relief. 

Plaintiff is encouraged to use the court’s complaint form to ensure he has provided all the 

required information. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s piecemeal filings (ECF Nos. 14 & 15) are disregarded; and

2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order to complete the attached 

Notice of Amendment and submit the following documents to the court:

a. The completed Notice of Amendment; and

b. An original of the Amended Complaint.

Plaintiff’s amended complaint shall comply with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act, the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of Practice. The amended complaint must 

also bear the docket number assigned to this case and must be labeled “Amended Complaint.” 

Failure to file an amended complaint in accordance with this order may result in the 

dismissal of this action.

3. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff the form for filing a civil rights complaint 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Dated: October 3, 2023

/coll1600.eot

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOBBY LEE COLLINS,

Plaintiff,

v.

KURGAN, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:23-cv-1600 KJN P

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT

Plaintiff hereby submits the following document in compliance with the court’s order 

filed______________.

_____________ Amended Complaint

DATED: 

________________________________

Plaintiff

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