The following excerpt is from Little v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., Case No.: 1:13-cv-00447 - JLT (E.D. Cal. 2013):
itself without reference to any prior pleading. As a general rule, an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. See Loux v. Rhay, 375 F.2d 55, 57 (9th Cir. 1967). Once Plaintiff files an amended complaint, the original pleading no longer serves any function in the case.
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