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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TROY SYKES,

Plaintiff,

v.

GALINDO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:23-cv-01770-EPG (PC)

ORDER 

AMENDING CASE CAPTION

Plaintiff Troy Sykes is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff commenced this action by filing a complaint on 

December 27, 2023 (ECF No. 1).

The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that Plaintiff’s claim for retaliation 

in violation of the First Amendment against Sergeant Galindo, correctional officer Martin,

correctional officer Oscar Hernandez, and “supervisor free cook” Hernandez should proceed 

past screening. (ECF No. 8 at 2). The Court then ordered service of the complaint under the 

Court’s E-Service pilot program for civil rights cases by providing paperwork regarding the 

defendants electronically to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 

(CDCR) and the California Attorney General’s Office. (ECF No. 12). As ordered, the CDCR 

timely filed with the Court the “CDCR Notice of E-Service Waiver” (ECF No. 14) advising the 

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Court that all of the defendants in the E-Service Order (ECF No. 12) will be waiving service of 

process without the need for personal service by Plaintiff. 

The CDCR Notice also provided correct spelling for Defendants’ names: Sgt. Omar 

Galindo; Preston Martin, CO; Oscar Hernandez (retired); Vanessa Hernandez, Supervising 

Cook. (ECF No. 14).

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is to amend the caption and 

update the docket in this case to correct the spellings of defendant’s names and their 

occupations as follows: 

Name of the defendant and 

occupation alleged in the Complaint

Correct/Full name and occupation

Galindo

Sergeant at ASP

Omar Galindo

Sergeant at ASP

Oscar Hernandez 

Correction Officer at ASP

Oscar Hernandez 

Retired, former Correction Officer at ASP

Martin 

Correction Officer at ASP

Preston Martin 

Correction Officer at ASP

Hernandez 

Supervisor Free Cook at ASP

Vanessa Hernandez 

Supervising Cook at ASP

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 16, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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