Is a plaintiff's amended complaint sufficient to supersede the original complaint?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gadbury v. California, No. 2:15-cv-2015 DB P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
It is evident that plaintiff intends for his filing to supplement his original complaint. This is improper. 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.
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