Can an amended complaint supersede the original complaint?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Forbes v. Youngblood, Case No. 1:15-cv-01061-BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2016):

An amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. Lacey v. Maricopa Cnty., 693 F.3d 896, 927 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc). "Unless prior approval to the contrary is obtained from

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