Nunez v. Ramirez

Filing 24

ORDER denying without prejudice 23 Plaintiff's Motion to Amend Complaint. If Plaintiff chooses to re-file his motion, he must do so by or before June 24, 2010 and he must attach as an exhibit a proposed First Amended Complaint that names and i dentifies all old and new defendants and that sets forth all necessary facts and information, including the necessary information already alleged in the initial Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara Lynn Major on 5/27/10. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(lao)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EDUARDO NUNEZ, v. C/O F. RAMIREZ, Defendant. Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 09cv413-WQH (BLM) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT [Doc. No. 23] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On May 19, 2010, Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a Complaint brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, moved for leave to amend. Doc. No. 31. Plaintiff seeks to add two counts and Id. In support of his motion,

"multiple Defendants" to his Complaint. Plaintiff

stressed "the policy in Rule 15 of `extreme liberality' in

allowing amendments" and he cited case law which mandates liberal construction of pro se litigants' pleadings. Mot. P. & A. in Supp. of Pl.'s

Plaintiff also submitted a declaration in which he provided a Id.

narrative of the events that triggered his initial Complaint.

Pursuant to Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party may amend its pleading after the opposing party has served a responsive pleading "only with the opposing party's written consent or
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the court's leave."

Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2).

Because Plaintiff did

not provide the Court with a proposed First Amended Complaint "that is complete in itself without reference to the [previous] pleading" as required by Civil Local Rule 15.1, Plaintiff's motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. If Plaintiff chooses to re-file his motion, he must do so by

or before June 24, 2010 and he must attach as an exhibit a proposed First Amended Complaint that names and identifies all old and new defendants and that sets forth all necessary facts and information, including the necessary information already alleged in the initial Complaint. IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:

May 27, 2010

BARBARA L. MAJOR United States Magistrate Judge

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