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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

TRAVARE GRANT, 

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

CDCR, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:14-cv-00727-GSA-PC

 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S 

REQUEST TO ADD INFORMATION TO 

SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

(Doc. 16.)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF LEAVE 

TO FILE A THIRD AMENDED 

COMPLAINT, AS INSTRUCTED BY 

THIS ORDER

ORDER FOR CLERK TO SEND

COMPLAINT FORM TO PLAINTIFF

THIRTY DAY DEADLINE TO FILE 

THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT

I. BACKGROUND

Travare Grant ("Plaintiff") is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 

with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. On April 28, 2014, Plaintiff filed the 

Complaint commencing this action at the United States District Court for the Southern District 

of California. (Doc. 1.) On April 28, 2014, the case was transferred to the Eastern District of 

California. (Doc. 3-1.)

On May 23, 2014, Plaintiff consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction in this action 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 636(c), and no other parties have made an appearance. (Doc. 7.) 

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Therefore, pursuant to Appendix A(k)(4) of the Local Rules of the Eastern District of 

California, the undersigned shall conduct any and all proceedings in the case until such time as 

reassignment to a District Judge is required. Local Rule Appendix A(k)(3).

On June 23, 2014, Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint. (Doc. 11.) The court 

screened the First Amended Complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and issued an order on 

September 25, 2014, dismissing the First Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim, with 

leave to amend. (Doc. 14.) On October 3, 2014, Plaintiff filed the Second Amended 

Complaint. (Doc. 15.)

On October 6, 2014, Plaintiff filed a request to add information to the Second Amended 

Complaint. (Doc. 16.)

II. LOCAL RULE 220 AND FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 15(a) -

AMENDING THE COMPLAINT

Local Rule 220 provides, in part:

Unless prior approval to the contrary is obtained from the Court, every 

pleading to which an amendment or supplement is permitted as a matter of right 

or has been allowed by court order shall be retyped and filed so that it is 

complete in itself without reference to the prior or superseded pleading. No 

pleading shall be deemed amended or supplemented until this Rule has been 

complied with. All changed pleadings shall contain copies of all exhibits 

referred to in the changed pleading.

Plaintiff seeks to add information to the Second Amended Complaint. However, under 

Rule 220, Plaintiff may not amend the Second Amended Complaint by adding information 

piecemeal after the Second Amended Complaint has been filed. To add information or correct 

an error in the Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiff must file a Third Amended Complaint 

which is complete within itself. 

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

because Plaintiff has previously amended the complaint in this action, Plaintiff requires leave 

of court to file a Third Amended Complaint. 

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ARule 15(a) is very liberal and leave to amend >shall be freely given when justice so 

requires.=@ AmerisourceBergen Corp. v. Dialysis West, Inc., 445 F.3d 1132, 1136 (9th Cir. 

2006) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)). However, courts Aneed not grant leave to amend where 

the amendment: (1) prejudices the opposing party; (2) is sought in bad faith; (3) produces an 

undue delay in the litigation; or (4) is futile.@ Id. The factor of A>[u]ndue delay by itself . . . is 

insufficient to justify denying a motion to amend.=@ Owens v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, 

Inc., 244 F.3d 708, 712, 13 (9th Cir. 2001) (quoting Bowles v. Reade, 198 F.3d 752, 757-58 

(9th Cir. 1999)). 

Discussion

Plaintiff seeks to amend the complaint to add allegations and submit an exhibit, in 

support of his due process claim. The court finds no evidence of prejudice, bad faith, undue 

delay in the litigation, or futility in allowing Plaintiff to amend the complaint for this purpose. 

Therefore, Plaintiff shall be granted leave to file a Third Amended Complaint.

III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER

Plaintiff is granted leave to file a Third Amended Complaint within thirty days. 

Although Plaintiff has been given the opportunity to amend, it is not for the purpose of 

adding new claims or defendants. Plaintiff is granted leave to amend the complaint for the sole 

purpose of adding allegations and submitting an exhibit in support of his due process claim.

Plaintiff is reminded that an amended complaint supercedes the [prior] complaint, 

Lacey v. Maricopa County, 693 F 3d. 896, 907 n.1 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc), and it must be 

complete in itself without reference to the prior or superceded pleading, Local Rule 220. 

Therefore, in an amended complaint, as in an original complaint, each claim and the 

involvement of each defendant must be sufficiently alleged. The amended complaint should be 

clearly and boldly titled AThird Amended Complaint,@ refer to the appropriate case number, and 

be an original signed under penalty of perjury. 

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff=s request to add information to the Second Amended Complaint, filed 

on October 6, 2014, is DENIED;

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2. Plaintiff is GRANTED leave to file a Third Amended Complaint within thirty 

(30) days of the date of service of this order, as instructed by this order;

3. The Clerk=s Office shall send Plaintiff a civil rights complaint form;

4. Plaintiff shall caption the amended complaint AThird Amended Complaint@ and 

refer to the case number 1:14-cv-00727-GSA-PC; 

5. Plaintiff may not add any new claims or defendants to this action via his 

amended complaint and any attempt to do so will result in an order striking the 

amended complaint; and

6. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order shall result in a recommendation that 

this action be dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 29, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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