Horton v. Sierra Conservation Center et al

Filing 31

ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's Motion to Amend the Complaint [Doc. 23], within 21 days of this Order, signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 6/30/2010. (Herman, H)

Horton v. Sierra Conservation Center et al

Doc. 31

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Defendant. 15 16 Plaintiff John Horton, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, moves for leave to amend 17 his complaint in this action. Defendant Sierra Conservation Center, California Department of 18 Corrections and Rehabilitation, opposes the motion, contending that Plaintiff has failed to 19 comply with Local Rule 15-220, which provides, in pertinent part: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unless prior approval to the contrary is obtained from the Court, every pleading to which an amendment or supplement is permitted as a matter of right or has been allowed by Court order shall be retyped and filed so that it is complete in itself without reference to the prior or superseded pleading. No pleading shall be deemed supplemented until this rule has been complied with. All changed pleadings shall contain copies of all exhibits referred to in the changed pleading. Plaintiff's motion indicates the language with which he proposes to supplement his complaint and specifies the location into which it is to be inserted, but does not provide a completely retyped complaint. Plaintiff's failure to provide a complete copy of his proposed First Amended Complaint is not fatal to his motion. Local Rule 15-220 provides that "every pleading to which an amendment 1
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

JOHN D. HORTON, Plaintiff, v. SIERRA CONSERVATION CENTER, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION,

CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01441-SMS

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT

(Doc. 23) /

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or supplement . . . has been permitted by Court order shall be retyped and filed . . . . ." In granting Plaintiff's motion to amend, this Court's order shall serve as the order triggering Plaintiff's obligation to prepare and file a complete First Amended Complaint. Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint is hereby GRANTED. Within 21 days of this order, Plaintiff shall prepare and file a retyped version of the complaint, captioned "First Amended Complaint," and incorporating the additional language in the manner set forth in the motion to amend. In all other regards, the complaint shall remain unchanged. Plaintiff is reminded that an amended complaint supercedes the original complaint (Forsyth v. Humana, Inc., 114 F.3d 1467, 1474 (9th Cir. 1997), aff'd, 525 U.S. 299 (1999); King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987)) and must be "complete in itself without reference to the prior or superceded pleading." Local Rule 15-220. "All causes of action alleged in an original complaint which are not alleged in an amended complaint are waived." King, 814 F.2d at 567; accord Forsyth, 114 F.3d at 1474. Plaintiff is further advised that, should he need to consult them in the future, the Local Rules are available on the Court's website (www.caed.circ9.dcn/caed/DOCUMENTS/ localRules/LR03032010.pdf).

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: icido3 June 30, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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