Kuppinger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DeWAYNE THOMPSON, No. 2:23-cv-00463-DJC-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

P. KUPPINGER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 1, 2023, the court determined that the original complaint stated claims against seven defendants and dismissed the claims against the remaining defendants with leave to amend. ECF No. 10 at 9. Rather than proceed on that complaint, plaintiff opted to file an amended complaint (FAC), which is now before the court for screening. 1 ECF No. 12. //// ////

1 Local Rule 220 requires that an amended complaint be complete in itself without reference to any prior pleading. This is because, as a general rule, an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. See Loux v. Rhay, 375 F.2d 55, 57 (9th Cir. 1967). Once plaintiff files an amended…