What is the effect of an amended complaint?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Calihan v. Cate, No. 2:12-cv-2937 MCE EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2013):

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

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