(PC) Reid v. United States of America ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 GORDON C. REID, 1:14-cv-01163-BAK (GSA)-PC 12 Plaintiff, ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A FOURTH 13 vs. AMENDED COMPLAINT 14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., (ECF No. 130.) 15 Defendants. ORDER FOR CLERK TO FILE THE PROPOSED FOURTH AMENDED 16 COMPLAINT SUBMITTED ON MAY 12, 2022 17 (ECF No. 130, Exh. A.) 18 19 20 21 22 23 Gordon C. Reid (“Plaintiff”) is proceeding with counsel in this civil rights action brought 24 pursuant to Bivens vs. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). 25 On May 12, 2022, a Stipulation and proposed order granting leave to file a Fourth 26 Amended Complaint was filed with the court containing the signatures of counsel for Plaintiff 27 and counsel for Defendants. (ECF No. 130.) The parties submitted a proposed Fourth Amended 28 Complaint with the Stipulation. (ECF No. 130, Exh. A.) 1 NOW THEREFORE, the Parties having stipulated and agreed under Rule 15(a) of the 2 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 3 1. Plaintiff is granted leave to file the Fourth Amended Complaint, a true and correct 4 copy of which is attached to the Parties’ Stipulation as Exhibit A; 5 2. The Answer that Defendants filed in response to the Third Amended Complaint 6 [ECF No. 101] remains in effect and Defendants are not required to file a separate 7 answer to the Fourth Amended Complaint; 8 3. The Parties understand and agree that Defendants deny the factual allegations 9 added by the Fourth Amended Complaint; and 10 4. The Clerk of Court shall file the proposed Fourth Amended Complaint attached 11 as Exhibit A to the Parties’ Stipulation filed on May 12, 2022. 12 IT IS SO ORDERED. 13 14 Dated: May 12, 2022 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28