Sanders v. South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission

          ORDER

          PAIGE J. GOSSETT UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.

         The plaintiff, Eric Alan Sanders, proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action. The Complaint has been filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This matter is before the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Civil Rule 73.02(B)(2) (D.S.C.).

         By order dated October 16, 2018, the court authorized the issuance and service of process in this matter, and the court expressly construed the Complaint as raising claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12132. (ECF No. 8.) Plaintiff has since raised objections to the court's construction of the claims, indicating the court failed to construe his claims of various constitutional violations raised pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, & 1985. (ECF No. 23 at 8.) Plaintiff also filed a motion to amend the Complaint with proposed constitutional claims. (ECF No. 41.)

         Plaintiff's motion is granted, and the court recognizes the Amended Complaint as raising the claims as indicated by Plaintiff. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 15. In order to preserve issues raised in this case and give liberal construction to the pleadings, the Clerk of Court is directed to docket Plaintiffs Motion to Amend (ECF No. 41) as an Amended Complaint and append the Complaint (ECF No. 1) as an attachment to the Amended Complaint.

         IT IS SO ORDERED.

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