Watts v. Hicks et al

Filing 21

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 8/21/2013 GRANTING plaintiff's 20 motion for leave to amend ; and plaintiff has 30 days to file a second amended complaint. (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PHILLIP WATTS,

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No. 2:12-cv-0010 CKD P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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D. HICKS, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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Before the court is plaintiff’s July 25, 2013 motion for leave to amend. (ECF No. 20.) As

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plaintiff has made a showing that he has new information as to the identities of certain

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defendants, plaintiff will be granted leave to file a second amended complaint within thirty days

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of service of this order.1 No further extensions of time will be granted. (See ECF No. 18.)

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend (ECF No. 20) is granted; and

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Local Rule 220 requires that an amended complaint be complete in itself without reference to
any prior pleading. Therefore, in an amended complaint, as in an original complaint, each claim
and the involvement of each defendant must be sufficiently alleged. Furthermore, any amended
complaint shall not include allegations unrelated to the claims that are the subject of this action.

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2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from service of this order in which to file a second

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amended complaint.

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Dated: August 21, 2013

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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