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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD F. MARTINEZ, Case No.: 1:21-cv-01496-ADA-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED 25-PAGE LIMIT FOR SECOND A. PARKS, AMENDED COMPLAINT

Defendant. (Doc. 40) 16 Plaintiff Ronald F. Martinez is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On October 7, 2021, Plaintiff commenced this action by filing a 61-page complaint. (Doc. 1.) Before the Court could screen the complaint, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the complaint to add a defendant and a retaliation claim. (Doc. 16.) The Court granted the motion and afforded Plaintiff leave to file a first amended complaint (“FAC”), subject to a 25-page limitation: . . . Rule 8 requires the complaint to be “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed.…