Segal
Segal v. Segel
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SOPHIA SEGAL, Case No. 20-cv-01382-BAS-JLB 11 Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING SERVICE OF THE FIRST AMENDED v. COMPLAINT 13 JASON SEGEL, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 On July 21, 2020, Plaintiff Sophia Segal, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint alleging copyright and trademark infringement against numerous Defendants. (Compl., ECF No. 1.) On the same day, Plaintiff also filed a motion seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP Motion”). (ECF No. 2.) The Court granted Plaintiff’s IFP Motion and directed the U.S. Marshal to serve Plaintiff’s summons and Complaint on July 22, 2020. (IFP Order, ECF No. 4.) Almost three months later, without filing a proof of service of the summons and Complaint and without requesting leave of court, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). (ECF No. 8.) Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1), a plaintiff may amend a pleading as a matter of course 21 days after serving it,…