Strader (ID 2000036315) v. City Confidential et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
JAMES C. STRADER,
Plaintiff,
v. 	CASE NO. 25-3260-JWL
CITY CONFIDENTIAL, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Plaintiff 	James 	C. 	Strader, 	a 	state 	prisoner 	currently 	incarcerated 	at 	Hutchinson
Correctional Facility (“HCF”) in Hutchinson, Kansas, filed this civil action using the court-
required form for complaints brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff proceeds pro se
and has paid the full filing fee. On February 4, 2026, the Court issued a memorandum and order
to show cause (“MOSC”) informing Plaintiff of deficiencies in the complaint and granting him
time to show cause, in writing, why this matter should not be dismissed for failure to state a
plausible claim for relief. (Doc. 7.)
On March 2, 2026, Plaintiff filed his response to the MOSC. (Doc. 8.) He stated that on
February 6, 2024, he gave a motion to amend his complaint to an HCF staff member, who told
Plaintiff he put it in the unit teams box for e-filing. Id. at 1. Because the Court had not yet received
the filing, Plaintiff asked the Court to send him the form for filing an amended complaint and grant
him 60 days in which to file an amended complaint. Id. On March 3, 2026, the Court issued an
order liberally construing the response as a motion to amend complaint, granting the motion,
allowing Plaintiff time in which to file an amended complaint, and directing the Clerk to send
Plaintiff the required form. (Doc. 9.)
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On March 4, 2026, the Court received from HCF an e-filing on Plaintiff’s behalf that
appears to be the motion to amend and the proposed amended complaint Plaintiff gave to HCF
staff on February 6, 2026. (Doc. 10.) In light of this filing, the Court will direct the clerk to vacate
the March 3, 2026 order (Doc. 9). The motion to amend (Doc. 10) will be granted and the proposed
amended complaint (Doc. 10-1) and exhibits (Doc. 10-2) will be filed and become the controlling
complaint and exhibits in this case. Plaintiff should not submit any other amended complaint or
any other documents at this time. The Court will conduct the statutorily required review of the
amended complaint and will issue further orders as necessary.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to vacate the March
3, 2026 order (Doc. 9) in light of the Court’s receipt of Plaintiff’s motion to amend and his
proposed amended complaint and exhibits , which Plaintiff gave to HCF staff for e-filing on
February 6, 2026.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to amend (Doc. 10) is granted and the
Clerk is directed to file the proposed amended complaint and exhibits (Docs. 10-1 and 10-2) as the
amended complaint and exhibits in this matter. Plaintiff should not submit any additional amended
complaint at this time. The Court will screen the amended complaint and issue further orders as
necessary.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: This 5th day of March, 2026, at Kansas City, Kansas.
S/ John W. Lungstrum
JOHN W. LUNGSTRUM
United States District Judge
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