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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DURRELL ANTHONY PUCKETT, Case No. 1:23-cv-00054-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S THIRD

MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT1

v. (Doc. No. 92) BARAONA, T. CAMPBELL, HERNANDEZ and WHITE, 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s third Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint, filed on October 21, 2024, and his proposed Fourth Amended Complaint. (Doc. Nos. 92, 93). Defendants filed an Opposition on November 22, 2024. (Doc. No. 106). For the reasons stated below, the Court denies the Motion to Amend. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, initiated this action by filing a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff’s initial Complaint named 14 defendants, including “Jane Doe employed as Register[ed] Nurse at CSP 27 1 Both parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). (Doc. No. 104). 1 …