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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ISAAC MONGIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF FRESNO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:23-cv-01234-JLT-EPG 

ORDER STRIKING UNSIGNED SECOND 

AMENDED COMPLAINT 

(ECF No. 16)

Plaintiff Isaac Mongia proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff was granted leave to file a First Amended Complaint and did so 

on May 17, 2024. (ECF Nos. 8, 13). The Court screened the First Amended Complaint on 

November 26, 2024, directing Plaintiff to file a Second Amended Complaint or notify the Court 

that he wished to stand on his First Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 15 at 18-19).

On December 10, 2024, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 16). 

However, the Second Amended Complaint is not signed. (ECF No. 16 at 31). Both the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure and this Court’s Local Rules require that all filed pleadings, motions,

and papers be signed by at least one attorney of record or by the party personally if the party is 

unrepresented. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a)1; Local Rule 131(b)2. 

1 Rule 11(a) provides, “Every pleading, written motion, and other paper must be signed by at least one 

attorney of record in the attorney’s name—or by a party personally if the party is unrepresented. The paper 

must state the signer’s address, e-mail address, and telephone number. Unless a rule or statute specifically 

states otherwise, a pleading need not be verified or accompanied by an affidavit. The court must strike an 

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As Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint is unsigned, the Court will strike it from the 

record. Plaintiff may file a signed copy of the Second Amended Complaint.

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Second Amended 

Complaint, filed December 10, 2024 (ECF No. 16), is STRICKEN from the record for lack of 

signature. 

Within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall file a signed 

copy of the Second Amended Complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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unsigned paper unless the omission is promptly corrected after being called to the attorney’s or party’s 

attention.

2 Local Rule 131(b) provides, “All pleadings and non-evidentiary documents shall be signed by the 

individual attorney for the party presenting them, or by the party involved if that party is appearing in

propria persona. Affidavits and certifications shall be signed by the person executing the document. The 

name of the person signing the document shall be typed or printed underneath the signature.”

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