(See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15)

LR 15-1 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings (See LR 10-1 and LR 10-2)

(a) General Requirements for Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

1. The document title must comply with the following requirements, as applicable:
   1. Amended Pleading: The word AMENDED- and iteration number- must be included in the revised document title, e.g., THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT.
   2. Supplemental Pleading: The word SUPPLEMENTAL must be included in a supplemental document title.
2. A motion for leave to file an amended or supplemental pleading must describe the proposed changes.
3. An amended or supplemental pleading may not incorporate by reference any part of the prior pleading, including exhibits.

(b) Exhibit Requirements for Amended Pleadings

A copy of the proposed amended or amended pleading that shows – through redlining, underlining, strikeouts, or other similarly effective methods – how the amended pleading differs from the operative or superseded pleading must be attached as an exhibit to:

1. A motion for leave to file the amended pleading; or
2. An amended pleading filed as a matter of course pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1) or with written consent of the opposing parties under Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2).

Self-represented persons who are in custody are exempted from the exhibit requirement.

(c) Filing the Amended Pleading After Order Granting the Motion to Amend

On entry of an order granting the motion to amend, the moving party must file and serve a complete clean copy of the amended pleading within 10 days.

(d) Amendments by Interlineation

Amendments by interlineation are allowed only by order of the Court.