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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

DARREN KAWAMOTO,

Plaintiff,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 

AND REHABILITATION, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE No. 1:11-cv-01308-MJS (PC)

ORDER MODIFYING SERVICE ORDERS 

(ECF Nos. 8, 19)

Plaintiff Darren Kawamoto is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action filed August 8, 2011 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

(ECF No. 1.)

This matter proceeds on the Complaint for alleged violation of the Due Process

Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and

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the Rehabilitation Act (RA) by Defendants (1) Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation (CDCR); (2) Director of CDCR; (3) Kathleen Allison, Warden, California

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran (“Corcoran”); (4) B.

Sullivan, Appeals Examiner, Inmate Appeals Branch, CDCR; (5) D. Foston, Chief,

Inmate Appeals Branch, CDCR: (6) C.M. Heck, Associate Governmental Program

Analyst; (7) J. Lines, Supervisor of Building Trades and Americans with Disabilities Act

Liaison, Corcoran; and (8) J. Prud’Homme, Associate Warden, Corcoran.

The Court previously ordered service of the Complaint upon all the above

Defendants. (ECF Nos. 8, 19.) However, the Marshal can not serve unknown

Defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. Plaintiff has not amended the Complaint to name an

individual to be served as “Director of CDCR.” It appears CDCR has multiple Directors.

If Plaintiff wishes to proceed against Defendant “Director of CDCR” he must file an

amendment to the Complaint providing the name of the individual. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15. 

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the Court’s previously issued Service

Orders (ECF Nos. 8, 19) are AMENDED such that Defendant Director of CDCR is

stricken from the list of Defendants to be served thereunder. The Court will issue any

appropriate further service order if and when Plaintiff amends his pleading to name an 

individual liable for service thereunder. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 8, 2013 /s/Michael J. Seng 

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12eob4 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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