(PC) Watts v. County of Colusa

Filing 12

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 11/22/2024 GRANTING Plaintiff's 10 Motion to Amend. Amended Complaint due within 35 days. (Spichka, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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QUINTON WATTS,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:24-cv-00957-DAD-EFB (PC)

v.

ORDER

COUNTY OF COLUSA,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a motion to amend the

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complaint. ECF No. 10. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1),

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A party may amend its pleading once as a matter of course within:

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(A) 21 days after serving it, or

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(B) if the pleading is one to which a responsive pleading is
required, 21 days after service of a responsive pleading or 21 days
after service of a motion under Rule 12(b), (e), or (f), whichever is
earlier.

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As defendant has not yet been served in this action, plaintiff is currently entitled to amend the

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complaint under this rule.

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Accordingly, the court GRANTS plaintiff’s September 6, 2024 motion to amend (ECF
No. 10). Plaintiff shall file the amended complaint within 35 days of the date of this order.
SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 22, 2024

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