King v. Villegas et al
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ORDER Re: Lodged Amended Complaint; Plaintiff to File a Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 11/20/2019. THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE. (Orozco, A)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JERRY LEE KING,
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Plaintiff,
Case No. 1:17-cv-00676-AWI-EPG (PC)
ORDER RE: LODGED AMENDED
COMPLAINT
v.
(ECF NO. 90)
R. VILLEGAS and P. CRUZ,
Defendants.
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE
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Jerry King (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with
this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
On November 18, 2019, Plaintiff lodged a proposed amended complaint. (ECF No. 90).
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However, Plaintiff did not file a motion for leave to amend along with the complaint. Plaintiff
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previously filed a motion for leave to amend, but the prior motion does not address all of the
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claims Plaintiff is attempting to add, and has already been denied (ECF No. 89).
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Accordingly, the Court will give Plaintiff thirty days from the date of service of this
order to file a motion for leave to amend.
The Court provides the following legal standards. Courts “should freely give leave [to
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amend] when justice so requires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). “[T]his policy is to be applied with
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extreme liberality.” Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. Rose, 893 F.2d 1074, 1079 (9th Cir.
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1990). See also Waldrip v. Hall, 548 F.3d 729, 732 (9th Cir. 2008). “However, liberality in
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granting leave to amend is subject to several limitations. Those limitations include undue
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prejudice to the opposing party, bad faith by the movant, futility, and undue delay.” Cafasso,
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U.S. ex rel. v. Gen. Dynamics C4 Sys., Inc., 637 F.3d 1047, 1058 (9th Cir. 2011) (internal
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quotation marks and citations omitted). See also Waldrip, 548 F.3d at 732. “[T]he
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consideration of prejudice to the opposing party [] carries the greatest weight.” Eminence
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Capital, LLC v. Aspeon, Inc., 316 F.3d 1048, 1052 (9th Cir. 2003).
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Based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff has thirty days from the date of
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service of this order to file a motion for leave to amend. If Plaintiff files a motion for leave to
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amend, Defendants’ response is due within twenty-one days of the date of the order lifting the
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stay.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
November 20, 2019
/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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