Estate of Matthew Lee Richards v. Kern County Sheriff's Office, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted, as modified, Plaintiffs’ stipulated request for leave to file a first amended complaint. Plaintiffs were ordered to file the proposed amended complaint as a stand-alone docket entry within seven days, and Defendants were given 45 days after service to respond. The amendment would add five individual Kern County Sheriff’s Office personnel as defendants in a civil rights action arising from Matthew Lee Richards’s death by suicide while incarcerated.

Holdings

1. Leave to amend was granted based on the parties' stipulated representations, the applicable amendment factors, and good cause.
2. Plaintiffs were required to file the proposed first amended complaint as a stand-alone docket entry within seven days of entry of the order, and defendants were required to respond within 45 days after service.

Questions Presented

1. Whether plaintiffs should be granted leave to file the proposed first amended complaint under the parties' stipulation.
2. What deadlines should govern filing the amended complaint and defendants' response.

Disposition

other