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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

SAUL MIRANDA RAMIREZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

TAMMY CAMPBELL, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:24-cv-00273 JLT GSA (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR LEAVE TO AMEND COMPLAINT

(ECF No. 11)

PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT DUE IN THIRTY DAYS

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil 

rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 

Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. The matter is at the 

screening stage of the proceedings.

Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to amend the complaint. ECF No. 11. In support of 

the motion, Plaintiff states that he believes that being permitted to amend the complaint will 

enable him to address defects that are in his original complaint and add facts to the claim. Id. at 

1.

Plaintiff may file an amended complaint at this stage of the proceedings without leave of 

court. Under Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, a party may amend the party's 

pleading once as a matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served. Otherwise, 

a party may amend only by leave of the court or by written consent of the adverse party, and 

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leave shall be [*3] freely given when justice so requires. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). Here, because 

Plaintiff has not previously amended the Complaint and no responsive pleading has yet been 

served in this action, Plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint as a matter of course.

Therefore, Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend will be granted.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of Court shall send Plaintiff a copy of the Court’s Civil Rights Complaint 

By A Prisoner form, and Plaintiff must use this form when amending his complaint;

2. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend the complaint (ECF No. 11) is GRANTED, and

3. The amended complaint must be filed within thirty days from the date of this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 20, 2024 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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