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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTONIO FAHIE,

Plaintiff,

v.

H. TYSON, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:06-CV-01132-AWI-LJO PC

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO AMEND AS

UNNECESSARY AND MOOT

(Doc. 8)

Plaintiff Antonio Fahie (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on August

25, 2006. On October 2, 2006, plaintiff filed a motion seeking leave to amend. 

Under Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party may amend the party’s

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

a party may amend only by leave of the court or by written consent of the adverse party, and leave

shall be freely given when justice so requires. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). In this case, a responsive

pleading has not been served and plaintiff has not previously amended. Therefore, plaintiff may

amend without the court’s permission, and his motion to amend is unnecessary. 

In any event, plaintiff filed an amended complaint on October 13, 2006.

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Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion seeking leave to amend, filed October 2, 2006, is HEREBY

DENIED on the grounds that it is both unnecessary and moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 21, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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