What is the test for filing a second amended complaint in a civil case?
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The following excerpt is from Scherffius v. Smith, No. 2:13-cv-1277 DAD P (E.D. Cal. 2015):
If plaintiff chooses to file a second amended complaint, he must allege facts demonstrating how the conditions complained of resulted in a deprivation of his federal constitutional or statutory rights. See Ellis v. Cassidy, 625 F.2d 227 (9th Cir. 1980). The amended complaint must allege in specific terms how each named defendant was involved in the
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