Reddick v. Hassan et al

Filing 25

ORDER granting 17 Motion to Dismiss to the extent that Plaintiffs official capacity claims against Defendants are dismissed. ; granting 20 Motion for Leave to File Amended Compaint. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 8/13/17. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(clc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:16-cv-288-FDW
TRAVIS REDDICK,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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SAMI HASSAN, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on a Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants
Abhay Agarwal and Rosemary Jackson. (Doc. No. 17). After Defendants filed their motion to
dismiss, Plaintiff filed the pending Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint, (Doc. No.
20), in which he states that he seeks to amend the Complaint to sue Defendants in their
individual capacities.
First, as to Defendants’ motion to dismiss, the motion to dismiss is granted to the extent
that Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants in their official capacities are dismissed.
As to Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint, Plaintiff may amend his
Complaint, but he may not simply add allegations to his already existing Complaint, as he has
done here. Rather, he must submit a proposed amended Complaint that contains all claims he
intends to bring in this action against all Defendants he intends to sue. That is, a plaintiff may
not amend his Complaint in piecemeal fashion. Furthermore, once Plaintiff amends his
Complaint, the original Complaint will be superseded, meaning that if an amended Complaint
omits claims raised in the original Complaint, the plaintiff has waived the omitted claims.
Young v. City of Mt. Ranier, 238 F.3d 567 (4th Cir. 2001).

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
(1) Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, (Doc. No. 17), is GRANTED to the extent that
Plaintiff’s official capacity claims against Defendants are dismissed.
(2) Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Amend/Correct Complaint, (Doc. No. 20), is
GRANTED, with permission to file a proposed amended Complaint in accordance
with this Order.
Signed: August 13, 2017

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