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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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07cv2339

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VERNE STEERS,

CDCR #V-09166

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION, et

al.,

Defendants. 

 

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Case No. 07-CV-2339-WQH (JMA)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A

SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

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On November 17, 2009 nunc pro tunc November 9, 2009, Plaintiff Verne Steers

filed a document requesting permission to add a defendant to the case. The Court

construes Plaintiff’s filing as a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) provides that a party may amend its

complaint with leave of court and that “[t]he court should freely give leave when justice

so requires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED. 

Plaintiff shall file a Second Amended Complaint by no later than December 10, 2009. 

Plaintiff is advised that the Second Amended Complaint must be clearly captioned as

such and shall be complete in itself without reference to the prior pleadings, and shall

contain copies of all exhibits referred to in the Second Amended Complaint. See S.D.

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Cal. Civ. L. R. 15.1. All claims not re-alleged in the Second Amended Complaint will be

considered waived in accordance with King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987). 

Plaintiff should also be notified that if he fails to file a Second Amended Complaint within

the time allotted, or if the Second Amended Complaint fails to comply with these general

rules of pleading, the First Amended Complaint, already on file with the Court, will be

deemed the operative pleading in this matter.

Plaintiff is also advised that upon filing of the Second Amended Complaint, the

Court will issue a summons upon the new defendant and will forward it to Plaintiff along

with a blank U.S. Marshal Form 285 for this defendant. The deadline to serve the

current defendants in this case remains December 14, 2009, as previously ordered.

Finally, with respect to Plaintiff’s inquiry regarding the reason why Robert J.

Hernandez, Warden was dismissed from this action, the Court refers Plaintiff to the

Court’s June 23, 2008 Order. The Clerk shall provide Plaintiff with a copy of this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 19, 2009

Jan M. Adler

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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