Garcia

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARONTA TYRONE LEWIS, No. 2:20-CV-0399-TLN-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER P. GARCIA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are: (1) Plaintiff’s motions for leave to file a first amended complaint, ECF Nos. 52, 56, and 58; and (2) Plaintiff’s motions for issuance of a screening order, ECF Nos. 54, 60, 61, and 62. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that a party may amend his or her pleading once as a matter of course within 21 days of serving the pleading or, if the pleading is one to which a responsive pleading is required, within 21 days after service of the responsive pleading, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(A), or within 21 days after service of a motion under Rule 12(b), (e), or (f) of the rules, whichever time is earlier, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B). In all other situations, a…