Opinion
No. 2:10-cv-2346 JFM (PC)
09-30-2011
RANDALL W. GRIMES, Plaintiff, v. FOLSOM STATE PRISONS PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES UNITS MEDICAL STAFF, DR. M. BOBBALLA, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed February 23, 2011, the court ordered the United States Marshall to serve process on five defendants named in plaintiff's original complaint, including Dr. M. Bobballa; Nurse M. Joyce; Chief Psychologist K. Morgan; Warden T. Virga; and Correctional Officer Shearer.
On March 3, 2011, plaintiff filed a request for voluntary dismissal of defendants Virga, Morgan and Boballa. Included in that request was a request to add two new defendants to this action. By order filed March 28, 2011, the court granted plaintiff's request for voluntary dismissal of defendants Virga, Morgan and Boballa, vacated the order directing the United States Marshal to serve process on defendants, and dismissed plaintiff's complaint with thirty days leave to file an amended complaint.
On April 26, 2011, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint and a motion for a temporary restraining order. On August 18, 2011, plaintiff filed a document styled as a motion for default judgment. On September 9, 2011, plaintiff filed a document styled as a motion to change his claim and reinstate defendants Virga and Morgan. Good cause appearing, plaintiff's first amended complaint will be dismissed and plaintiff will be granted one period of thirty days in which to file a second amended complaint. The second amended complaint must be filed on the form provided with this order. Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order, which he purports to base on his first amended complaint, will be denied without prejudice, and plaintiff's motion for default judgment will be denied.
In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff's September 9, 2011 motion is construed as a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint and, so construed, is granted;
2. Plaintiff's first amended complaint is dismissed;
3. Within thirty days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall complete the attached Notice of Amendment and submit the following documents to the court:
a. The completed Notice of Amendment; andPlaintiff's second amended complaint shall be prepared on the form provided with this order and shall comply with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of Practice; the second amended complaint must bear the docket number assigned this case and must be labeled "Second Amended Complaint"; failure to file a second amended complaint in accordance with this order may result in the dismissal of this action;
b. An original and one copy of the Second Amended Complaint.
5. Plaintiff's April 26, 2011 motion is denied without prejudice;
6. Plaintiff's August 18, 2011 motion for default judgment is denied; and
7. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff the court's form for a prisoner civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 and accompanying instructions.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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grim2346.2amd
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RANDALL W. GRIMES, Plaintiff,
vs.
FOLSOM STATE PRISONS PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES UNITS MEDICAL STAFF, DR. M. BOBBALLA, et al., Defendants.
No. 2:10-cv-2346 JFM (PC)
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
Plaintiff hereby submits the following document in compliance with the court's order filed ___:
___ Amended Complaint
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Plaintiff