(PC) Chavez v. Doe 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 GILBERTO CHAVEZ, 1:18-cv-01534-AWI-GSA-PC

11 Plaintiff, ORDER STRIKING AMENDED COMPLAINT

LODGED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2020

12 v. (ECF No. 18.)

J. DOE #1, et al.,

14 Defendants. 15 I. BACKGROUND Gilberto Chavez (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 16, 2018, Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action. (ECF No. 1.) On January 30, 2020, the court screened the Complaint and issued an order requiring Plaintiff to either file an amended complaint or notify the court that he is willing to proceed only with the deliberate indifference claim against defendant Jane Doe #1 found cognizable by the court. (ECF No. 15.) On February 3, 2020, Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 16.) On February 5, 2020, Plaintiff lodged another amended complaint. (ECF No. 18.) II. LEAVE TO AMEND – RULE 15(a) Under Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party may amend the party’s 27…