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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

BRIAN CAPUTO,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE,

 Defendant.

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF LEAVE 

TO AMEND HIS COMPLAINT AND 

DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR 

RELIEF OF MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, 

VERBAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE BY 

DETENTION DEPUTIES AND 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR THE COURT 

TO ADD DEFENDANTS

(ECF NOS. 9 AND 11)

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

I. BACKGROUND

Brian Caputo (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed a First Amended 

Complaint on September 19, 2016. The First Amended Complaint has not yet been screened. 

On September 19, 2016, Plaintiff also filed a motion for relief of mental, emotional, 

verbal and physical abuse by detention deputies (“Motion 1”). (ECF No. 8). On September 26, 

2016, Plaintiff filed a motion asking the Court to add defendants to the case (“Motion 2”). 

(ECF No. 11). 

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Motion 1 will be denied because it does not actually request relief. Instead, it 

complains of an incident that occurred on May 4, 2016.

Motion 2 will be denied because the Court does not provide the relief requested in the 

motion. Motion 2 complains of an incident that presumably occurred in Kern County Jail, and 

then asks the Court to add additional defendants to the case. However, the Court does not just

add defendants into a case. If Plaintiff wishes to add additional defendants to this case he will 

need to amend his complaint.

Because both of these motions seem to be attempts to amend the First Amended 

Complaint, the Court will grant Plaintiff leave to amend. However, the Court notes the 

exhaustion requirement of 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) (“No action shall be brought with respect to 

prison conditions under section 1983 of this title, or any other Federal law, by a prisoner 

confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility until such administrative remedies as 

are available are exhausted.”).

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for relief of mental, emotional, verbal and physical abuse 

by detention deputies is DENIED;

2. Plaintiff’s motion asking the Court to add defendants to the case is DENIED;

3. Plaintiff has thirty (30) days from the date of the service of this order to file a

Second Amended Complaint; and 

4. Failure to file the Second Amended Complaint (or a statement that Plaintiff 

does not wish to amend his complaint at this time) may result in this case 

being dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 18, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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