Godwin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN WILLIAM ARGEL, Case No. 1:21-cv-00597-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

SUPPLEMENT THE COMPLAINT

v.

GODWIN, et al., (ECF No. 11)

Defendants. THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE 16 Plaintiff John William Argel (“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 for leave to file a supplemental complaint, filed July 12, 2021. (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 supplementing and amending a complaint. In an amended complaint, a…