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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

DEWAYNE McGEE RICHARDSON,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-1603 GEB DAD P

vs.

O. DICKINSON, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an amended complaint pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 27, 2004, plaintiff filed his amended complaint but failed to

sign it. Local Rule 7-131(b) requires that all pleadings be signed by the party appearing in

propria persona. Therefore, the court will dismiss the amended complaint and order plaintiff to

file a second amended complaint. 

Plaintiff is informed that the court cannot refer to a prior pleading in order to

make plaintiff's second amended complaint complete. Local Rule 15-220 requires that an

amended complaint be complete in itself without reference to any prior pleading. This is

because, as a general rule, an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. See Loux v.

Rhay, 375 F.2d 55, 57 (9th Cir. 1967). Once plaintiff files his second amended complaint, the

prior pleadings no longer serves any function in the case. 

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s amended complaint is dismissed.

2. Within twenty days from the service of this order, plaintiff shall file a second

amended complaint that complies with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act, the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of Practice; the amended complaint must bear the

docket number assigned this case and must be labeled “Second Amended Complaint”; plaintiff

must file an original and two copies of the second amended complaint; failure to file a second

amended complaint in accordance with this order will result in a recommendation that this action

be dismissed. 

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to provide plaintiff with a copy of the court’s

form complaint for a § 1983 action.

DATED: May 13, 2005.

DAD:4

rich1603.amd

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