(PS) Hawkins v. Kaiser Permanente
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KET T. HAWKINS, et al., Case No. 2:22-cv-0034-KJM-JDP (PS) Plaintiffs, v. ORDER KAISER PERMANENTE SACRAMENTO, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 The court previously screened plaintiffs’ first amended complaint, notified them that it failed to state a claim, and granted plaintiffs leave to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 11. Plaintiffs have filed a second amended complaint; however, neither plaintiff signed it. ECF No. 12. Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that “[e]very pleading, written motion, and other paper . . . be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney’s name— or by a party personally if the party is unrepresented.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). The court is required to “strike an unsigned paper unless the omission is promptly corrected after being called to the . . . party’s attention.” Id. Plaintiffs will be afforded an opportunity to file a signed complaint as required by Rule 11. Accordingly, within…