Can plaintiffs refer to a prior pleading in order to make an amended complaint complete?

^2. In light of this order granting plaintiffs' counsel's motion to withdraw, the court advises the plaintiffs that the court cannot refer to a prior pleading in order to make an amended complaint complete. Local Rule 220 requires any amended complaint to be complete in itself without reference to prior pleadings. The amended complaint will supersede the original complaint. See Loux v. Rhay, 375 F.2d 55, 57 (9th Cir. 1967). Thus, in any amended complaint plaintiffs elect to file, they must (1) name each defendant in the caption, (2) identify each defendant in the body of the complaint and of each claim, and (3) sufficiently allege the involvement of each defendant, just as if it were the initial complaint filed in this case. Finally, any amended complaint filed by plaintiffs must include concise but complete factual allegations describing the conduct and events which underlie their claims.