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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

GEMMEL DIXON,

Plaintiff,

v.

GONZALES, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:09-cv-00172-OWW-DLB PC

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO AMEND

COMPLAINT

(DOC. 19)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO FILE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

Plaintiff Gemmel Dixon (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner in the

custody of the California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in

forma pauperis in this civil rights action. On December 24,

2009, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking to amend his complaint. 

(Doc. 19.) 

A party may amend his pleadings once as a matter of course. 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). Plaintiff is reminded that an amended

complaint supersedes a previous complaint, Forsyth v. Humana,

Inc., 114 F.3d 1467, 1474 (9th Cir. 1997); King v. Atiyeh, 814

F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987). The amended complaint must be

“complete in itself without reference to the prior or superceded

pleading.” Local Rule 220. Plaintiff is warned that “[a]ll

causes of action alleged in an original complaint which are not

alleged in an amended complaint are waived.” King, 814 F.2d at

567 (citing to London v. Coopers & Lybrand, 644 F.2d 811, 814

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(9th Cir. 1981)); accord Forsyth, 114 F.3d at 1474.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to

amend his complaint is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court is

directed to file Plaintiff’s second amended complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 21, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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