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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1601 Truth in Lending

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIN WAH KUNG,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

Defendant. /

No. C 16-03814 WHA

ORDER REGARDING SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT

Rather than opposing defendant’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint, plaintiff

filed a proposed second amended complaint without the consent of defendant and without

seeking leave of the Court. Because plaintiff had already filed an amended complaint, plaintiff

needed to obtain the consent of the opposing party or seek leave from the Court before filing a

second amended complaint. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). He did not. The second amended

complaint is therefore unauthorized. The first amended complaint remains the operative

complaint. 

Plaintiff did not file a response to defendant’s pending motion to dismiss as he assumed

that his proposed second amended complaint rendered the motion moot (it did not). Plaintiff

shall have until SEPTEMBER 6, 2016, to respond to defendant’s pending motion to dismiss. To

the extent that the proposed second amended complaint cures the deficiencies identified by the

motion to dismiss, plaintiff shall so state in his opposition. This order requests that defendant

file a supplemental brief by SEPTEMBER 13, 2016, to address whether the proposed second

amended complaint cures the deficiencies ascribed to the first amended complaint.

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Pro se plaintiff is advised that he may seek assistance from the Legal Help Center, a free

service of the Volunteer Legal Services Program, by calling 415-782-8982, or by signing up for

an appointment on the 15th Floor of the Federal Courthouse in San Francisco, 450 Golden Gate

Avenue, San Francisco, California. At the Legal Help Center, plaintiff will be able to speak

with an attorney who may be able to provide basic legal help, but not representation. More

information is available online at: http://cand.uscourts.gov/helpcentersf. Plaintiff may also

wish to obtain a copy of the district court’s Handbook for Litigants Without a Lawyer. It

provides instructions on how to proceed at every stage of your case, including discovery,

motions, and trial. The handbook is available in person at the Clerk’s Office and online at:

http://cand.uscourts.gov/prosehandbook.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 31, 2016. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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