Trate
(PC) Hill v. Trate
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 THOMAS AUSTIN HILL, Case No. 1:24-cv-00823-KES-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT
v. TRATE, et al., (ECF No. 10) Defendants. THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE 11 Plaintiff Thomas Austin Hill (“Plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). The complaint has not yet been screened. On August 19, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 10.) Plaintiff states that he wishes to correct a defendant’s name. Under Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party may amend the party’s pleading once as a matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served. Otherwise, a party may amend only by leave of the court or by written consent of the adverse party, and leave shall be freely given…