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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RODNEY V. COLEMAN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

M.E. SPEARMAN, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:19-cv-0369 AC P 

ORDER 

 

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, is pursuing this civil 

rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 

Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 

 On May 3, 2021, in response to the court’s screening order, plaintiff filed his notice on 

how to proceed indicating that he wishes to amend the complaint. See ECF No. 11. Thereafter, 

on May 12, 2021, plaintiff filed a motion to amend the complaint. ECF No. 12. The motion 

attempts to clarify certain parts of the original complaint. See id. 

 Plaintiff has already been granted leave to amend, and so he does not need to file a motion 

for that purpose. For this reason, the court will deny the instant motion. 

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The document that plaintiff has filed is not a complete amended complaint. Plaintiff is 

reminded that an amended complaint must be complete in and unto itself, without any reference 

to a prior pleading; it must contain all claims and all supporting factual allegations in a single 

document. See Local Rule 220; see also ECF No. 8 at 4-6 (describing contents of amended 

complaint). Plaintiff will be granted thirty days from the date of this order to file a proper 

amended complaint. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint (ECF No. 12) is DENIED, and 

 2. Within thirty days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall file a first amended 

complaint that complies with the directions provided in the court’s screening order issued 

April 15, 2021 (see ECF No. 8), and all local and federal rules. 

DATED: May 18, 2021. 

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