Alvarez

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