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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

MONICO J. QUIROGA,

Plaintiff,

v.

FOOD SERVICE, 

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:15-cv-01203 DLB

ORDER DENYING MOTION 

TO AMEND AS MOOT

(Document 16)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

SUBPOENA WITHOUT PREJUDCE

(Document 17)

Plaintiff Monico J. Quiroga (“Plaintiff”), an inmate in the custody of the Kern County 

Sheriff’s Department, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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Pursuant to Court order, Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint on February 22, 2016. 

Also on February 22, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend his complaint and a motion for the 

issuance of a subpoena to discover the identity of a Doe Defendant.

Plaintiff’s motion to amend is actually Plaintiff’s explanation for filing a late amended 

complaint. Plaintiff’s amended complaint was timely based on re-service at his new place of 

incarceration, and it has been accepted and filed. The motion is DENIED AS MOOT.

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Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge on November 2, 2015.

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As to Plaintiff’s motion for a subpoena to discover the identity of the sole Defendant, his 

motion is premature. Plaintiff may ultimately be entitled to discovery to determine Defendant’s 

identity, but the Court will not permit such discovery unless and until it determines that Plaintiff’s 

First Amended Complaint states a claim for relief. In other words, the Court must first screen the 

First Amended Complaint before it allows any discovery. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion is 

DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 26, 2016 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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