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Parties Involved:
Wayne Frazee
Defendant
Olivia Moreno
Defendant
Cosme Presas
Plaintiff
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COSME PRESAS, 

Plaintiff,

v.

WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT 

SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, et al.,

Defendants. _____________________________________/

CASE NO. 1:14-cv-01740-LJO-SKO 

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S THIRD 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND 

ALLOWING PLAINTIFF TO FILE A 

THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT

(Doc. 14)

On November 7, 2014, Plaintiff Cosme Presas (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro 

se and in forma pauperis, filed this action against Defendants Watchtower Bible and Tract Society 

(“the Society”), Olivia Moreno, Wayne Frazee, and several Doe defendants (collectively 

“Defendants”). (Doc. 1.) 

On February 26, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the complaint and concurrently 

filed a Second Amended Complaint. (Docs. 14, 15.) This motion was granted, and the Court 

accepted Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint as filed. (Doc. 16.) 

On March 3, 2015, Plaintiff filed a Third Amended Complaint without requesting leave to 

amend his complaint. (Doc. 19.) After the first amendment, Plaintiff may amend his pleading 

only with the opposing parties’ written consent or with the Court’s leave. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). 

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Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint was filed without permission from the Court, and it shall be 

stricken. Moreover, the Third Amended Complaint is not itself complete, but incorporates by 

references allegations from the Second Amended Complaint. 

As it is clear that Plaintiff wishes to make changes to his Second Amended Complaint, the 

Court will permit Plaintiff one final opportunity to set forth his claims in an amended complaint. 

Plaintiff is reminded that an amended complaint supersedes any prior filed complaint. As such, 

the amended complaint must be complete itself and may not reference prior complaints which no 

longer serve any function in the case. This will be Plaintiff’s final opportunity to amend to state a 

cognizable claim. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint is STRICKEN;

2. Within 30 days of service of this order, Plaintiff may file an Third Amended 

Complaint that sets forth all Plaintiff’s allegations and claims against all defendants 

in one single document; and

3. If Plaintiff fails to file a Third Amended Complaint, the Court will recommend 

dismissal of this action with prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 1, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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