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Parties Involved:
Matthew Cate
Defendant
Jesse Galindo
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESSE GALINDO,

Plaintiff,

v.

MATTHEW CATE, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-00624-OWW-SMS PC

ORDER STRIKING SECOND AMENDED

COMPLAINT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY

WITH RULE 8(A), AND REQUIRING

PLAINTIFF TO FILE A THIRD AMENDED

COMPLAINT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTYFIVE PAGES IN LENGTH

(Doc. 15)

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Jesse Galindo is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 2, 2009, the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s

amended complaint, with leave to amend, for failure to state any claims upon which relief may be

granted. On December 28, 2009, Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint ninety-eight pages in

length. Plaintiff’s second amended complaint violates Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a), and the

Court’s screening order.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s second amended complaint is STRICKEN from the record for failure to

comply with Rule 8(a);

2. Plaintiff has thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order within which to

file a third amended complaint; and

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3. The third amended complaint may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length,

not including exhibits. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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