Eaton

(PC) Sanford v. Eaton

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 4, 20201:20-cv-00792California749 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT L. SANFORD, Case No. 1:20-cv-00792-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

SUPPLEMENT THE COMPLAINT AND

v.

FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT

EATON, et al., (ECF No. 11) Defendants.

THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE

16 Plaintiff Robert L. Sanford (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint has not yet been screened. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to supplement the original civil complaint due to new recent facts that relate back to the original complaint, filed November 2, 2020. (ECF No. 11.) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(d) states, “[o]n motion and reasonable notice, the court may, on just terms, permit a party to serve a supplemental pleading setting out any transaction, occurrence, or event that happened after the date of the pleading to be supplemented.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(d). Rule 15 distinguishes between…

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