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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Estate of JOSEPH DURAN, deceased, by 

and through STEVEN A. DURAN and 

ELAINE DURAN as Successors in 

Interest; STEVEN DURAN, Individually; 

and ELAINE DURAN, Individually,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CDCR Correctional Officer ROY C. 

CHAVEZ; CDCR Correctional Officer 

TIMOTHY NELSON; CDCR Correctional 

Officer JASON R. STRONGMAN; CDCR 

Correctional Sergeant MARK SHEPARD; 

CDCR Correctional Sergeant JUAN C. 

CARRILLO; CDCR Correctional 

Lieutenant BRYAN D. McCLOUGHAN; 

CDCR Licensed Vocational Nurse 

MICHAEL; CDCR Clinical Psychologist 

RICHARD E. ORTIGO, Psy. D.; CDCR 

Staff Psychiatrist KARUNA ANAND, 

M.D.; CDCR Physician and Surgeon 

JANET YU, M.D.; Mule Creek State 

Prison Chief Medical Executive SCOTT A. 

HEATLEY, M.D.; Mule Creek State 

Prison Chief Executive Officer (Medical) 

DAVID SMILEY; Mule Creek State Prison 

Warden and Chief Executive Officer 

WILLIAM W. KNIPP; Amador County 

Sheriff-Coroner MARTIN A. RYAN; 

CASA BONITA, INC.; and Does 1 

through 20,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-02048-TLN-CKD

ORDER

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On February 29, 2016, counsel for Defendant Roy C. Chavez filed a notice of Mr. 

Chavez’s death pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a)(1). (ECF Nos. 35, 46).

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notice included a certified copy of Mr. Chavez’s death certificate. (ECF No. 35–1.) On April 1, 

2016, Plaintiffs filed a motion to substitute Mr. Henry Chavez, Special Administrator for the 

Estate of Defendant Chavez for Defendant Roy C. Chavez. (ECF No. 54.) Plaintiffs supported 

their motion with documentation from the Sacramento County Superior Court designating Mr. 

Henry Chavez as the Special Administrator of Decedent’s Estate. (ECF No. 54.) Defense 

counsel has not opposed this motion.

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a)(1), the Court hereby GRANTS 

Plaintiffs’ request and hereby orders the substitution of Mr. Henry Chavez, as Special 

Administrator of Roy C. Chavez’s Estate, as the named defendant in the instant action.

IT IS ORDERED.

Dated: May 18, 2016

 

1 Defense counsel filed notice on January 5, 2016 (ECF No. 35), but did not file proof of service of the notice, as 

required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a)(1), until February 29, 2016 (ECF No. 46).

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