Gezo G. Edwards v. United States of America, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
GEZO G. EDWARDS, Case No. 1:25-cv-00701-SAB-HC
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S
MOTIONS TO AMEND
v. (ECF Nos. 14, 18) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,
Respondents.
15 Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. On September 2 and 3, 2025, the Court received the instant motions to amend under Rule 15(a)(2) and motions to supplement. (ECF Nos. 14, 18.) Petitioner moves to add disciplinary hearing officer O. Gonzales as a defendant and to supplement his petition to include a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. “The Civil Rule governing pleading amendments, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15, [is] made applicable to habeas proceedings by § 2242, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 81(a)(2), and Habeas Corpus Rule 11[.]” Mayle v. Felix, 545 U.S. 644, 655 (2005). Rule 15(a)(2) allows pleading amendments with “leave of court” at any time during a proceeding. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). Leave to amend…