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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CARLO ANTONIO DEL CONTE,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-04077-WHO (PR) 

ORDER EXTENDING TIME

Plaintiff Del Conte failed to file an amended complaint by the deadline. The Court 

on its own motion extends the deadline to February 25, 2016. It is highly unlikely that any 

other extensions of time will be granted. 

In the original complaint, plaintiff raised claims against his jailors at the Elmwood 

Correctional Facility, San Quentin State Prison, the California Institute for Men (“CIM”), 

and the California Correctional Institution (“CCI”). The Court dismissed the Elmwood 

claims without prejudice to Del Conte filing them in a prior action (14-5334). The CIM 

and CCI claims were dismissed (also without prejudice) because the events giving rise to 

those claims occurred outside the Northern District.1 The remaining claims are those 

against his jailors at San Quentin. 

 

1 The Court also dismissed the claims raised by Del Conte’s mother, Silvia Perez. 

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Del Conte believes that the Court’s dismissal of the Elmwood, CIM, and CCI 

claims prevents him from presenting all the necessary facts. (Docket No. 8.) That is not 

my intent. Del Conte may tell the full narrative of events, even if that narrative includes 

his description of events that occurred outside this federal district. Recitation of the 

underlying facts in his amended complaint is appropriate. The reason for the dismissal of 

non-San Quentin claims is that Del Conte may not pursue in this district any claims for 

relief regarding events that occurred outside the Northern District. As for the San Quentin 

claims, my prior Order states that Del Conte needs to allege the material facts that 

plausibly state a claim (or claims) against his current jailors at San Quentin and to sign the 

amended complaint himself. 

Plaintiff is reminded of the following. The first amended complaint must include 

the caption and civil case number used in this order (15-4077 WHO (PR)) and the words 

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT on the first page. Because an amended complaint 

completely replaces the previous complaints, Del Conte must include in his first amended 

complaint all the claims he wishes to present and all of the defendants he wishes to sue. 

See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1262 (9th Cir. 1992). He may not incorporate 

material from the prior complaint by reference. Failure to file an amended complaint in 

accordance with this order will result in dismissal of this action without further notice to 

plaintiff. 

It is Del Conte’s responsibility to prosecute this case. He must keep the Court 

informed of any change of address by filing a separate paper with the clerk headed “Notice 

of Change of Address.” He must comply with the Court’s orders in a timely fashion or ask 

for an extension of time to do so. Failure to comply may result in the dismissal of this 

action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 7, 2016

_________________________ 

WILLIAM H. ORRICK 

United States District Judge

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