Amended Complaint Template, Free Download 2026

Plaintiff [____________] ("Plaintiff"), by and through undersigned counsel, files this [First / Second] Amended Complaint against Defendant [____________] ("Defendant") pursuant to [Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure / applicable state procedural rule] and in support thereof states and alleges as follows. [This Amended Complaint is filed as of right within the time period allowed under Rule 15(a)(1) / This Amended Complaint is filed with leave of Court granted on ____________ / Defendant has consented in writing to the filing of this Amended Complaint.]

This Amended Complaint supersedes and replaces the original Complaint filed on [____________] [and the First Amended Complaint filed on ____________] in its entirety. Upon filing, the superseded pleading is no longer operative. This Amended Complaint is complete in itself. It does not incorporate, adopt, or amend by reference any part of any superseded pleading, and every allegation on which Plaintiff relies, including the allegations as to the parties, subject-matter jurisdiction, venue, the facts, and each cause of action, is restated in full below. [NOTE TO PREPARER: restate every allegation on which Plaintiff relies in this document. Do not plead an amendment in the form "Paragraph __ of the original Complaint is amended to read"; an amended pleading that amends a superseded pleading by reference is subject to a motion to strike. Delete this note before filing.]

PARTIES. Plaintiff [____________] is [an individual residing in and a citizen of the State of ____________ / a [corporation / limited liability company / partnership] organized under the laws of the State of ____________ with its principal place of business in ____________]. Defendant [____________] is [an individual residing in and a citizen of the State of ____________ / a [corporation / limited liability company / partnership] organized under the laws of the State of ____________ with its principal place of business in ____________]. [At all relevant times, Defendant acted through its agents, servants, and employees acting within the course and scope of their agency or employment: ____________.] [Identify each additional party and its citizenship, entity form, and capacity: ____________.]

SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION. This Court has subject-matter jurisdiction over this action because [the action arises under the laws of the United States, namely ____________, and this Court has federal-question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 / the matter in controversy exceeds $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and is between citizens of different States, and this Court has diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) / this Court has supplemental jurisdiction over the state-law claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1367 because they form part of the same case or controversy / this Court is a court of general jurisdiction and the amount in controversy exceeds the jurisdictional minimum of [$__________]]. This short and plain statement of the grounds for the Court's jurisdiction is pleaded pursuant to [Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(1) / the applicable state rule].

VENUE. Venue is proper in this [District / County / Division] because [a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claims occurred here / Defendant resides here / Defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction here and no other district is proper], pursuant to [28 U.S.C. § 1391 / the applicable state venue statute: ____________]. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant because [Defendant is domiciled in or organized under the laws of this State / Defendant committed the acts alleged herein within this State / Defendant purposefully directed its conduct at this State and Plaintiff's claims arise out of that conduct].

Plaintiff restates in full, and does not incorporate by reference from any superseded pleading, all facts supporting the claims asserted in this Amended Complaint: [state every operative fact in numbered paragraphs: 1. ____________; 2. ____________; 3. ____________]. These allegations replace, and are not additional to, the factual allegations of any superseded pleading.

Plaintiff further alleges the following facts, learned through [investigation / discovery / other means: ____________], which are among the facts that necessitated this amendment: [____________]. All allegations in this Amended Complaint are made in good faith after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, consistent with [Rule 11 / the applicable state rule]. Where an allegation is made on information and belief, it is identified as such and the grounds for that belief are stated: [____________].

COUNT I, [____________]. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference each preceding paragraph of this Amended Complaint as though fully set forth herein. [State each element of the cause of action and the facts satisfying it: ____________.] [If this Count was pleaded in a superseded pleading, restate it in full here; the amendments to it are necessitated by [newly discovered evidence / the need to conform the pleadings to the proof / additional facts revealed through discovery / correction of a deficiency identified by the Court].]

COUNT [__], [____________]. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference each preceding paragraph of this Amended Complaint as though fully set forth herein. [State each element of the cause of action and the facts satisfying it: ____________.] [If this Count is newly added, it arises from [the same transaction or occurrence as the claims asserted in the superseded pleading and relates back under [Rule 15(c) / the applicable state rule] / newly discovered facts warranting an additional legal theory].]

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Court enter judgment against Defendant and award: (a) compensatory damages in an amount to be proven at trial; (b) [any additional or modified relief sought: ____________]; (c) pre-judgment and post-judgment interest; (d) attorneys' fees and costs to the extent permitted by statute or contract; and (e) such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.