Brown v. Sagireddy et al

Filing 92

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 07/14/17 denying 91 Motion for leave to amend. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DEXTER BROWN,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:14-cv-0338 JAM AC P

v.

ORDER

PURUSHOTTAMA SAGIREDDY, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. He has filed a motion to amend the complaint, stating that he seeks to add

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additional claims and defendants based on recent events. ECF No. 91.
Leave to amend is to be freely given “when justice so requires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2).

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However, plaintiff fails to attach the required copy of his proposed amended complaint that

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would allow the court to determine whether leave to amend would be appropriate. See Fed. R.

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Civ. P. 15; L.R. 137(c). Furthermore, given the age of this case and that the motion indicates the

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new claims arose within the last few months, it appears likely that the claims and defendants he

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seeks to add though amendment would not be properly joined. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 18, 20.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend (ECF

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No. 91) is denied.

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DATED: July 14, 2017

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