Opinion
No. CIV S-08-0313 GEB KJM P.
October 19, 2009
ORDER
Plaintiff has filed a supplement to his complaint. However, Local Rule 15-220 requires that complaints be complete in themselves without reference to any prior pleading. This is because, as a general rule, an amended complaint supersedes a previous complaint. See Loux v. Rhay, 375 F.2d 55, 57 (9th Cir. 1967). Therefore, plaintiff's October 6, 2009 supplement to his complaint shall be placed in the court's file and disregarded.
Plaintiff is informed that if, in the future, he files an amended complaint, he must also file a motion seeking leave to amend under Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or the amended complaint will be disregarded.