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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

BRANDON TAYLOR,

Plaintiff,

v.

BANNER LASSEN MEDICAL CENTER, 

et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2: 14-cv-2163 KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 23, 2014, the undersigned dismissed plaintiff’s complaint with 

leave to amend. (ECF No. 7.) On October 31, 2014, plaintiff filed a pleading with the court 

which he calls “amended complaint.” (ECF No. 11.) This document is a 1 1⁄2 page letter to the 

court in which plaintiff alleges that defendants violated his constitutional rights.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 provides that a complaint must contain a short and plain 

statement of the claim for relief and a demand for relief. Plaintiff’s amended complaint does not 

comply with Rule 8 as it does not contain a statement of the claim for relief or a demand for 

relief. For these reasons, the amended complaint is dismissed with leave to file a second 

amended complaint. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s amended complaint is dismissed with thirty days to file a second amended 

complaint on the complaint form provided by the Clerk of the Court; failure to file a second 

amended complaint within that time will result in dismissal of this action; and 

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff the form for a civil rights complaint 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Dated: December 12, 2014

Tay2163.ord

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