Loadholt

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTHONY L. PATTON, No. 2: 19-cv-0451 KJM KJN P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

14 F.N.P. LOADHOLT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 I. Introduction 18 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action 19 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a 20 sixth amended complaint. (ECF No. 136.) Defendants oppose plaintiff’s motion to amend. (ECF 21 No. 139.) For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends that plaintiff’s motion to 22 amend be denied. 23 Also pending is plaintiff’s motion to amend the dispositive motion deadline. (ECF 138.) 24 For the reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s motion to amend the dispositive deadline is granted. 25 II. Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend 26 A. Legal Standard for Motion to Amend 27 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 requires that a plaintiff obtain either consent of the…