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Percival v. Clark

United States District Court, E.D. California
Dec 23, 2010
CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01699-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 2010)

Opinion

CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01699-MJS (PC).

December 23, 2010


ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION (ECF No. 11) FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT DUE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS


ORDER

Plaintiff Larry Joe Percival ("Plaintiff") is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the action on September 29, 2009 and consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction on November 19, 2010. (ECF Nos. 1 13.) His Complaint has not yet been screened by this Court.

Plaintiff filed a motion with the Court on May 21, 2010. (ECF No. 11.) In it he seeks a change in the case caption. He states that Ken Clark is only a prison supervisor and J. Clark Kelso is a federal receiver for California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation medical. Plaintiff also states that Kelso is a defendant in his habeas action and so is aware of Plaintiff's medical issues.

It appears to the Court that Plaintiff seeks to substitute one Defendant for another. In effect, Plaintiff would be voluntarily dismissing Defendant Clark and adding J. Clark Kelso as a Defendant. Such a change requires amendment of Plaintiff's Complaint; any such amendment must demonstrate that each Defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. Jones v. Williams, 297 F.3d 930, 934 (9th Cir. 2002).

Accordingly, the Court will construe this request as a Motion to Amend so Plaintiff can file an Amended Complaint including J. Clark Kelso as a defendant and describing what action or inaction by Mr. Kelso deprived Plaintiff of his constitutional rights. See Local Rule 281(b)(15).

The opportunity to amend it is not for the purposes of adding new defendants or claims except as specifically allowed by this order. Plaintiff should focus the amended complaint on claims and defendants relating solely to issues arising out of the incidents discussed in his original Complaint while adding facts relating to the new Defendant.

Finally, Plaintiff is advised that Local Rule 220 requires that an amended complaint be complete in itself without reference to any prior pleading. As a general rule, an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. See Loux v. Rhay, 375 F.2d 55, 57 (9th Cir. 1967). Once an amended complaint is filed, the original complaint no longer serves any function in the case. Therefore, in an amended complaint, as in an original complaint, each claim and the involvement of each defendant must be sufficiently alleged. The amended complaint should be clearly and boldly titled "First Amended Complaint," refer to the appropriate case number, and be an original signed under penalty of perjury.

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's May 21, 2010 Motion to Substitute Defendants, which the Court construes as a request for leave to amend, is GRANTED.
2. Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint is due within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order;
3. Plaintiff shall caption the amended complaint "First Amended Complaint" and refer to the case number 1:09-cv-1699-MJS (PC); and
4. If Plaintiff fails to comply with this order, this action will be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 22, 2010 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Previous Lawsuits (list all other previous or pending lawsuits on back of this form): II. Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies ALL NOTICE: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 1997ebefore Booth v. Churner 532 U.S. 731 741 McKinney v. Carey 311 F.3d 1198 1999 Even if you are seeking only money damages and the inmate appeal or administrative remedy process does not provide money, you must exhaust the process before filing suit. Booth 532 U.S. at 734 Defendants Statement of Claim facts Relief.

Plaintiff's Name _______________________ Inmate No. _____________________________ Address ________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Plaintiff) (Case Number) vs. AMENDED COMPLAINT ________________________________________ Civil Rights Act, ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ (Names of all Defendants) I. A. Have you brought any other lawsuits while a prisoner? Yes ___ No ___ B. If your answer to A is yes, how many? _______________ Describe previous or pending lawsuits in the space below. (If more than one, use back of paper to continue outlining all lawsuits.) 1. Parties to previous lawsuit: Plaintiff _____________________________________________________________________ Defendants ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ 2. Court (if Federal Court, give name of District; if State Court, give name of County) _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Docket Number _______________ 4. Assigned Judge ______________________ 5. Disposition (For example: Was the case dismissed? Was it appealed? Is it still pending?) _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Filing date (approx.) _______ 7. Disposition date (approx.) __________ A. Is there an inmate appeal or administrative remedy process available at your institution? Yes ___ No ___ B. Have you filed an appeal or grievance concerning of the facts contained in this complaint? Yes ___ No ___ If your answer is no, explain why not________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ C. Is the process completed? Yes ___ If your answer is yes, briefly explain what happened at each level. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ No ___ If your answer is no, explain why not. _____________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, "[n]o action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under [], or any other Federal law, by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted." (a). If there is an inmate appeal or administrative remedy process available at your institution, you may not file an action under Section 1983, or any other federal law, until you have first completed (exhausted) the process available at your institution. You are required to complete (exhaust) the inmate appeal or administrative remedy process filing suit, regardless of the relief offered by the process. , , (2001); , , (9th Cir. 2002). , . III. (In Item A below, place the full name of the defendant in the first blank, his/her official position in the second blank, and his/her place of employment in the third blank. Use item B for the names, positions and places of employment of any additional defendants.) A. Defendant ______________________________ is employed as _______________________ ___________________ at _______________________________________________ B. Additional defendants _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ IV. (State here as briefly as possible the of your case. Describe how each defendant is involved, including dates and places. Do not give any legal arguments or cite any cases or statutes. Attach extra sheets if necessary.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ V. (State briefly exactly what you want the court to do for you. Make no legal arguments. Cite no cases or statutes.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Date _____________________________ Signature of Plaintiff _____________________________


Summaries of

Percival v. Clark

United States District Court, E.D. California
Dec 23, 2010
CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01699-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 2010)
Case details for

Percival v. Clark

Case Details

Full title:LARRY JOE PERCIVAL, Plaintiff, v. KEN CLARK, WARDEN, Defendants

Court:United States District Court, E.D. California

Date published: Dec 23, 2010

Citations

CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01699-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 2010)