Does plaintiff have the authority to amend or amend the facts of a claim in an amended complaint?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Mercer v. Matevousian, Case No. 1:18-cv-00265-DAD-BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2018):

Plaintiff also may not change the nature of this suit by adding new, unrelated claims in his amended complaint. See George v. Smith, 507 F.3d 605, 607 (7th Cir. 2007) (no "buckshot" complaints).

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