Does a plaintiff have to amend or amend their complaint when they are dismissed with leave to amend?
The following excerpt is from Jackson v. Cal. Dep't of Corr. Med. Dep't, No. 2:13-cv-2308-JAM-CMK-P (E.D. Cal. 2015):
Plaintiff was previously informed that, as a general rule, an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1262 (9th Cir. 1992). Thus, following dismissal with leave to amend, all claims alleged in the original complaint which are not alleged in the amended complaint are waived. See King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987). Therefore, if a plaintiff amends the complaint, the court cannot refer to the prior
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