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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

TORIBIO MENDOZA,

Plaintiff,

v.

SPADARO,

Defendant.

No. 2:16-cv-0855 CKD P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a California prisoner proceeding pro se with an action for violation of civil 

rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In a document filed October 24, 2016, plaintiff seeks leave to file 

an amended complaint so that he can name “John Doe” defendants. This is not an adequate basis 

for granting leave to amend as the court cannot order “John Doe” defendants served with process. 

If and when plaintiff can identify other defendants by name, he should draft a proposed amended 

complaint including such defendants and submit it to the court with a motion for leave to amend.

Plaintiff also seeks a court order directing High Desert State Prison to identify “those 

involved or witnesses, of those involved on April 9th, 2015 during a man-down medical 

emergency and to immediately halt the ‘Code of Silence.’” The court does not have the authority 

to do this. After discovery opens, plaintiff may seek relevant information from defendants and 

may also seek relevant information from third parties via subpoena. A discovery order 

identifying the various methods of discovery and deadlines for conducting discovery will issue if 

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and when defendants file an answer.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the requests made by plaintiff in the 

document filed October 24, 2016 are denied.

Dated: October 28, 2016

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mend0855.mta

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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