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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEON E. MORRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. NANGALAMA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:12-cv-1202 MCE KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. In Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiff raised potentially cognizable 

claims against a defendant identified as “Vu,” and included no charging allegations as to a 

defendant identified as “Dr. Duc.” Subsequently, Dr. Duc was dismissed by the Court (ECF No. 

48), and the assigned magistrate judge ordered counsel for Defendants to assist Plaintiff in 

locating a Dr. Vu in order to accomplish service of process. ECF No. 58. During such efforts, 

Defendants discovered that a “Dr. Vuong Duc” had previously reviewed an appeal from Plaintiff

and prescribed medication for Plaintiff. ECF No. 66 at 3. 

Plaintiff has now filed a Third Amended Complaint in which he has substituted his 

potentially cognizable claims against Defendant Vu for the individual now identified as “Dr. Vu 

Duc.”

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Accordingly, the Court’s dismissal of Dr. Duc (ECF No. 48) is VACATED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 26, 2015

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