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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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Case No.: 5:14-cv-05372-EJD

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S PLEADING

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

LAURENT GRANIER,

Plaintiff,

v.

JACK LADD, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 5:14-cv-05372-EJD 

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S 

PLEADING

Re: Dkt. No. 99

On September 28, 2015, this court issued an order dismissing the claims asserted by

Plaintiff Laurent Granier (“Plaintiff”), some with and some without leave to amend. See Docket 

Item No. 96. The court provided a deadline of October 16, 2015, for Plaintiff to file an amended 

complaint and further instructed Plaintiff that “he may not add new claims or new parties to this 

action without first obtaining Defendants’ consent or leave of court pursuant to Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 15.”

Seemingly in response to the dismissal order, Plaintiff filed a document on October 1, 

2015, which purportedly makes certain “amendments” to the factual allegations, parties and claims 

asserted in the original complaint. See Docket Item No. 99. Having reviewed that pleading, the 

court finds, concludes and orders as follows:

1. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1), a party “may amend its pleading 

once as a matter of course” within 21 days after that pleading is served, or 21 days after service of 

a responsive pleading or motion under Rule 12. “In all other cases, a party may amend its 

pleading only with the opposing party’s written consent or the court’s leave.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 

15(a)(2). As to amended complaints, Civil Local Rule 10-1 provides that “[a]ny party filing or 

moving to file an amended pleading must reproduce the entire proposed pleading and may not 

incorporate any part of a prior pleading by reference.” 

2. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(f), upon motion or sua sponte, a 

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court may strike “from any pleading . . . any redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous 

matter.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f).

3. The pleading filed by Plaintiff on October 1, 2015, violates both Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 15 and Civil Local Rule 10-1. As to Rule 15, the court explicitly advised Plaintiff 

that he could not file an amended complaint which adds new parties or new claims without first 

obtaining Defendants’ consent or leave of court pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2). Plaintiff did not 

comply with that rule despite what appears to be an attempt to assert new claims and new parties. 

Accordingly, pages 2 to 5 of the October 1st pleading are STRICKEN as immaterial and 

impertinent. The exhibits attached to the pleading are also STRICKEN on those same grounds.

4. As to Civil Local Rule 10-1, Plaintiff states on page 1 of the October 1st pleading

that he “re-alleges by this reference each and every allegation previously contained in the original 

complaint . . . .” Rule 10-1 prohibits such a reference in an amended complaint. Accordingly, 

page 1 is also STRICKEN. 

If Plaintiff intends to pursue this action, he must file a new amended complaint which 

complies with this order as well as the September 28th dismissal order on or before October 30, 

2015. Plaintiff is reminded that he may not add new claims or new parties without first obtaining 

defendants’ consent or leave of court pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15. 

Further, Plaintiff is advised that the court will dismiss this action without further notice for 

failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) if an amended complaint is not 

filed by the deadline designated herein.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 13, 2015

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EDWARD J. DAVILA

United States District Judge

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