(PC) Hammler v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALLEN HAMMLER, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00373-AWI-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. ) TO AMEND, WITHOUT PREJUDICE

CLARK, et.al., ) [ECF No. 66] ) Defendants. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Allen Hammler is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to amend, filed January 8, 2020. The Court finds the motion suitable for review without an opposition. Plaintiff contends that he wishes to amend the complaint, but cannot do so without a copy of his initial complaint which he was not able to retain. (ECF No. 66.). However, Plaintiff fails to indicate why he wishes to amend for the Court to determine whether amendment is proper. Rule 15(a)(1) provides that a party may amend a pleading once as a matter of course…