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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KRISTOFFER ALLEN JOSEPHSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOYCE OLSON, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:24-CV-0912-DAD-DMC

ORDER

Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. Pending before the 

Court is Plaintiff's motion for leave to amend to add new claims. See ECF No. 17. 

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that a party may amend his or her 

pleading once as a matter of course within 21 days of serving the pleading or, if the pleading is 

one to which a responsive pleading is required, within 21 days after service of the responsive 

pleading, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(A), or within 21 days after service of a motion under Rule 

12(b), (e), or (f) of the rules, whichever time is earlier, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B). In all 

other situations, a party’s pleadings may only be amended upon leave of court or stipulation of all 

the parties. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). 

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Here, the Court has not yet screened Plaintiff's original complaint for sufficiency 

and no responsive pleading or motion to dismiss has been filed. Therefore, leave of court is not 

required and Plaintiff may amend as-of-right. Plaintiff is cautioned, however, that if no first 

amended complaint is filed within the time permitted therefor, the Court will address Plaintiff's 

allegations as presented in the operative original complaint currently on file. Plaintiff is also 

informed that, because a complaint must be complete without reference to other filings, the Court 

cannot consider the various exhibits separate filed on the docket after the original complaint was 

filed. If Plaintiff wishes to file an amended complaint, any documents Plaintiff would like 

considered as part of that pleading must be attached. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. Plaintiff's motion for leave to amend, ECF No. 17, is denied as 

unnecessary. 

2. Plaintiff may file a first amended complaint within 30 days of the date of 

this order. 

Dated: September 19, 2024

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DENNIS M. COTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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