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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

MARK S. SOKOLSKY,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHRISTINE MATIVO, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv-02044 LJO DLB PC

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE PROPER 

PARTIES AS DEFENDANTS AND 

MOTION TO FILE SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

[ECF No. 28]

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT 

TO SUBSTITUTE PARTIES AND FILE 

LODGED COMPLAINT

Plaintiff Mark S. Sokolsky, a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed 

this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on December 16, 2013. The matter was 

referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local 

Rule 302.

On January 14, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion to substitute proper parties as defendants. 

Plaintiff also submitted a Second Amended Complaint which has been lodged with the Court. 

Amendment of the operative complaint is not necessary to substitute the defendants Plaintiff 

seeks to name. Since the originally-named defendants were sued in their official capacity only, 

and the newly-identified individuals are successors in the official capacities held by the named 

defendants, the successors are already parties to this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)(1) 

(successor of public officer defendant named in his/her official capacity is automatically 

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substituted as a party). The Clerk of Court will be directed to amend the docket accordingly.1 

Plaintiff has submitted a Second Amended Complaint in which he has taken the First Amended 

Complaint and amended the proper parties. In addition, he has stricken language that concerns 

dismissed claims. He has done so for the sake of clarity and ease which the Court appreciates. 

Accordingly, although the Second Amended Complaint is unnecessary, for the sake of clarity, 

the Court will grant Plaintiff’s motion to file a Second Amended Complaint.

ORDER

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1) Plaintiff’s motion to file a Second Amended Complaint is GRANTED;

2) Plaintiff’s motion to substitute proper parties is GRANTED; and

3) The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to amend the docket to reflect the following 

substitutions:

CHRISTINE COYNE for CHRISTINE MATIVO

ROBERT P. WINTHROW, MD, for AUDREY KING

DANIEL MEEKS for BRIAN BOWLEY

ISAAC BONSU for MARISA BIGOT

4) The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to file the lodged Second Amended Complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 4, 2016 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

1 The Court notes that Plaintiff seeks to substitute Joel Castaneda for Alan Carlson; however, Alan Carlson was 

dismissed from this action on September 14, 2015. Therefore, Joel Castaneda will not be substituted.

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