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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ADRIAN JUAN LLOYD,

Plaintiff,

v.

D. CASTILLO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:20-cv-00683-JLT-CDB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

REQUESTS TO FILE AN AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

(Docs. 62 & 63)

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTION TO DISMISS AS MOOT

(Doc. 61)

Plaintiff Adrian Juan Lloyd is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

I. INTRODUCTION

Following screening, this action proceeds on Plaintiff’s First Amendment claims and 

RLUIPA claims against Defendants Castillo, Anderson and Howard.

Following service of Plaintiff’s second amended complaint, Defendants filed a motion to 

dismiss on March 11, 2024. (Doc. 61.) 

Thereafter, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Request to Amend Complaint, Request for 

Civil Complaint Form” on March 20, 2024. (Doc. 62.) On April 2, 2024, Plaintiff filed a Motion 

for Leave to Amend. (Doc. 63.) Briefly stated, Plaintiff seeks permission to file an amended 

complaint following receipt of Defendants’ motion to dismiss. (Doc. 62.) He contends allowing 

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leave to file an amended complaint will permit him to “correct” “errors that the Defendants 

pointed out.” (Doc. 63.) 

II. DISCUSSION

Rule 15(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that a party may amend 

its pleading once as a matter of course “if the pleading is one to which a responsive pleading is 

required, 21 days after service of a responsive pleading or 21 days after service of a motion under 

Rule 12(b), (e), or (f), whichever is earlier.” 

Here, Plaintiff has moved for leave to file an amended complaint and has done so within 

21 days after the filing of Defendants’ responsive pleading. While Plaintiff is required to include 

a proposed amended complaint along with his motion (see Local Rule 220), the Court will grant 

Plaintiff’s request to amend his complaint subject to the filing of a third amended complaint 

within 21 days. Thereafter, the Court will screen the third amended complaint, as required by 28 

U.S.C. § 1915A, in due course. 

Further, in light of the above, the Court will deny Defendants’ motion to dismiss as moot. 

Once the Court has screened the third amended complaint, and assuming it states cognizable 

claims, the Court will direct Defendants to file a responsive pleading. 

III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER

For the reasons stated above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s requests to file an amended complaint (Docs. 62 & 63) are GRANTED

subject to the filing of a third amended complaint; 

2. Plaintiff SHALL file a third amended complaint within 21 days of the date of service 

of this order. The third amended complaint will be screened in due course thereafter; 

3. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to provide Plaintiff with a blank amended civil 

rights complaint form; and

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4. Defendants’ motion to dismiss (Doc. 61) is DENIED as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 5, 2024 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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