Amezquita

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE G. AMEZQUITA,

Case No. 20-cv-08285 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO FILE SECOND

v. AMENDED COMPLAINT;

STRIKING “AMENDED SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT” GARCIA-CORTEZ, et al.,

Defendants. (Docket Nos. 35, 38)

17 Plaintiff, a state inmate, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison staff at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). Dkt. No. 1. The first amended complaint filed on May 24, 2021, is the operative complaint in this action. Dkt. No. 12. On November 3, 2023, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on the merits. Dkt. No. 32. Instead of filing an opposition, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. Dkt. No. 35. Defendants oppose the motion, Dkt. No. 36, and Plaintiff filed a reply,…