What is the effect of a federal magistrate's order directing that plaintiff's second amended complaint be re-filed as a separate action?
The following excerpt is from Bontemps v. Salinas, No. 2:12-cv-2185 AC P (E.D. Cal. 2012):
On August 22, 2012, the magistrate judge presiding over Bontemps v. Salinas, 10-cv-2345 DAD, issued an order directing that plaintiff's second amended complaint be re-filed as a new, randomly assigned action. The new case number assigned was 12-cv-2185 GGH P. That is the instant action. The operative complaint is dated July 31, 2012, and describes an incident which took place on June 2, 2012, when plaintiff was allegedly searched outside the prison law library. Plaintiff is referred to the August 22, 2012 order for a fuller explanation of the court's reasoning for designating this dispute as a separate action.1
As to plaintiff's other cases, the court advises plaintiff that:
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