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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

 DARREN HARRIS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV 05-0003 ALA P

vs.

 DR. KIM, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S. C. §

1915. Before the court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an amended complaint. 

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). However, an amended or supplemental complaint supersedes the original complaint. See

Loux v. Rhay, 375 F.2d 55, 57 (9th Cir. 1967). Once an amended pleading is filed, the original

pleading no longer serves any function in the case. Id.; see also E.D. Local Rule 15-220. 

Although the allegations of this pro se complaint are held to “less stringent standards than formal

pleadings drafted by lawyers,” Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972) (per curiam),

Plaintiff will be required to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local

Rules of the Eastern District of California.

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Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s request for leave to file an

amended complaint is granted. Plaintiff shall submit an amended complaint within 35

days of this order. 

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DATED: September 21, 2007

/s/ Arthur L. Alarcón 

 UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

Sitting by Designation

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