(PC) Brooks v. Smith

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIE LEE BROOKS, II, No. 2:22-CV-0062-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER RAINELLE SMITH, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are Plaintiff’s motions for leave to file a first amended complaint. See ECF Nos. 69 and 74. Defendant opposes both motions. See ECF Nos. 71 and 80. Plaintiff filed a reply brief in support of his first motion. See ECF No. 81. Filed with Plaintiff’s second motion and without prior leave of court is a first amended complaint. See ECF No. 72. Where, as here, leave of court to amend is required and sought, the Court considers the following factors: (1) whether there is a reasonable relationship between the original and amended pleadings; (2) whether the grant of leave to amend is in the interest of judicial economy and will promote the speedy resolution of the entire controversy; (3)…