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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

EFREN VALENCIA, )

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Plaintiff, )

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LOPEZ, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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1:10-cv-01348-GSA-PC

 

ORDER INFORMING PLAINTIFF HE

HAS LEAVE TO AMEND THE

COMPLAINT ONCE AS A MATTER

OF COURSE

(Doc. 13 Resolved)

ORDER INFORMING PLAINTIFF

THAT HIS AMENDED COMPLAINT

WAS FILED ON AUGUST 9, 2010

(Doc. 14.)

Efren Valencia ("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 March 25, 2010. Now

pending is plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint, filed on August 9, 2010. (Doc. 13.) Plaintiff also

submitted a proposed Amended Complaint which was filed by the Clerk on August 9, 2010. (Doc. 14.)

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). Because plaintiff has not amended the

complaint, and no responsive pleading has been served in this action, plaintiff has leave to file an

amended complaint as a matter of course. Therefore, Plaintiff's Amended Complaint was filed by the

Clerk and entered on the court's record for this action on August 9, 2010.

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's is informed that he has leave to amend the complaint once as a matter of

course;

2. This order resolves plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint, filed August 9, 2010; and

3. Plaintiff's Amended Complaint was filed and entered on the court's record for this action

on August 9, 2010.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 22, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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