Alvarez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CHARLES REDDICK, No. 2:25-cv-1905 CSK P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 J. DELUCCHI, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. Since plaintiff filed 18 his first amended complaint on August 6, 2025, plaintiff filed two motions to amend, which are 19 now before the Court. As discussed below, plaintiff’s first motion to amend is granted, and his 20 second motion to amend is denied without prejudice. (ECF Nos. 14, 16.) 21 I. GOVERNING STANDARDS 22 Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2), “a party may amend its pleading only 23 with the opposing party’s written consent or the court’s leave. The court should freely give leave 24 when justice so requires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). Courts must apply this policy “with extreme 25 liberality.” Eminence Cap., LLC v. Aspeon, Inc., 316 F.3d 1048, 1051 (9th Cir. 2003). The court 26 has discretion to grant or deny a request to amend but must provide…