Mario Molina v. Holland et al

Filing 25

ORDER Granting Plaintiff's 24 Motion for Leave to Amend; ORDER Directing Clerk to Docket Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 12/23/2016. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:15-cv-01260-EPG (PC)

MARIO MOLINA,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND
(ECF NO. 24)

Plaintiff,
v.
K. HOLLAND, et al.,

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ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO DOCKET
PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT

Defendants.

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Mario Molina (APlaintiff@) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in

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this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing

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this action on August 17, 2015. (ECF No. 1). The complaint has not yet been screened. On

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December 21, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to amend. (ECF No. 24).

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Given that the Court “should freely give leave [to amend] when justice so requires,”

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2), and given that the Court has not yet screened the complaint, the Court

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will grant Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend.

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Amended complaint in due course, without reference to Plaintiff’s original complaint.

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The Court will screen Plaintiff’s First

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend is GRANTED.
The Clerk of Court is directed to docket Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 24).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 23, 2016

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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