(PC) Ellis v. County of El Dorado
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PETER JON ELLIS, Case No. 2:22-cv-00823-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT
v. AND DENYING HIS MOTION TO
APPOINT COUNSEL
COUNTY OF EL DORADO, et al., ECF Nos. 7 & 8 Defendants.
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE
16 17 Plaintiff Peter Jon Ellis is proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ECF No. 1. Before the court screened his complaint, plaintiff filed a motion to amend it. ECF No. 8. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permit plaintiff to amend his complaint as a matter of course before service of a responsive pleading. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). Accordingly, his motion to amend is granted, and plaintiff shall file an amended complaint within thirty days of this order’s entry. Plaintiff is advised that his amended complaint will supersede his original complaint. Plaintiff has also moved for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 7. …