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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Alexander Cruz, 

Plaintiff, 

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Joseph M. Arpaio, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 06-0557-PHX-PGR (ECV)

ORDER

Pending before the court are Plaintiff's Motion to Amend Complaint (Doc. #5) and

Motion to Waive Filing Fees and All Future Court Costs (Doc. #6). 

Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a party to amend his

pleading "once as a matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served...."

No responsive pleadings have been filed in this case, although Defendant's answer is due on

May 26, 2006. Therefore, until the answer is filed, Plaintiff is free to amend his complaint

without the court's permission. After the answer is filed, Plaintiff must seek permission from

the court and provide reasons to support the request. Here, because Plaintiff is free to file

an amended complaint at this stage without the court's permission, the court will grant his

motion. Plaintiff is cautioned, however, that an amended complaint must contain all the

claims he intends to raise and name all the defendants against whom the claims are alleged.

The amended complaint may not contain only the new claims and defendants. It must also

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include the claims and defendants from the original complaint that Plaintiff still intends to

pursue. 

Plaintiff's motion to waive the filing fee and future costs will be denied. Pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), a prisoner who brings a civil action in forma pauperis is still

required to pay the filing fee in full. As the District Court explained in its Order for Payment

of Inmate Filing Fee, payments are to be made from the Plaintiff's inmate trust account each

time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the fee is paid in full. Doc. #4 (citing

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2)). 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED:

That Plaintiff's Motion to Amend Original Complaint (Doc. #5) is granted; and

That Plaintiff's Motion to Waive Filing Fees and All Future Court Costs (Doc. #6) is

denied.

DATED this 18th day of May, 2006.

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