Williams v. Anderson

Filing 18

ORDER Granting 16 Motion to Amend the Complaint signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A Boone on 01/08/2013. (Flores, E)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SYLESTER WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

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1:10-cv-01250-LJO-SAB-(PC)
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
AMEND COMPLAINT

vs.
(Docket #16.)

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SERGEANT R. ANDERSON,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff Sylester Williams (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights

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action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 4, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting leave

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to file an amended complaint. (Doc. #16.)

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The Court previously granted Plaintiff’s August 5, 2011 motion to amend his complaint

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and informed Plaintiff that, per Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a), Plaintiff may amend his

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complaint without the Court’s permission because a responsive pleading has not yet been

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served. (Doc. #12.) The Court will grant Plaintiff’s May 4, 2012 motion and again inform

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Plaintiff that he may file an amended complaint without obtaining the Court’s permission

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unless the defendants file a responsive pleading.

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend is
GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
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January 8, 2013

/s/ Stanley A. Boone
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE