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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ISAAC JONES,

Petitioner,

v.

S. YOUNG,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00411-JDP

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S 

MOTION TO AMEND PETITION

ECF No. 8

Petitioner Isaac Jones, a federal prisoner without counsel, petitioned for a writ of habeas 

corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. Before the court is petitioner’s motion to amend his 

petition. ECF No. 8. “A habeas petition ‘may be amended or supplemented as provided in the

rules of procedure applicable to civil actions.’” Alfaro v. Johnson, 862 F.3d 1176, 1183 (9th Cir. 

2017) (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 2242). Because this is petitioner’s first motion to amend and we grant 

leave to amend once as a matter of course, we grant petitioner’s motion. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 

15(a)(1); ECF No. 8. Considering petitioner’s declaration that his access to legal research 

materials is limited at his prison, we will grant petitioner’s request for 60 days to submit his first 

amended petition. ECF No. 8 at 3.

The amended petition will supersede the original petition, Lacey v. Maricopa County, 693 

F. 3d 896, 907 n.1 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc), and so the amended petition must be complete on its 

face without reference to the prior, superseded petition, see E.D. Cal. Local Rule 220. Petitioner 

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may not change the nature of his petition by adding new, unrelated claims. See George v. Smith, 

507 F.3d 605, 607 (7th Cir. 2007). Once an amended petition is filed, the original petition no 

longer serves any function. Therefore, in an amended petition, as in an original petition, 

petitioner must assert each claim in sufficient detail. The amended petition should be titled “First 

Amended Petition” and refer to the appropriate case number. 

Order

Accordingly,

1. petitioner’s motion to amend the petition, ECF No. 8, is granted;

2. petitioner shall have 60 days to file a first amended petition; and

3. the clerk is directed to send petitioner a blank habeas corpus petition form.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 9, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

No. 206.

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