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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

DURRELL ANTHONY PUCKETT,

Plaintiff,

v.

BARAONA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-01448-ADA-BAM (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

TO COMPEL AS MOOT

(ECF No. 62)

ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR 

PLAINTIFF TO FILE MOTION TO 

SUBSTITUTE AND PROPOSED SECOND 

AMENDED COMPLAINT WITH 

INFORMATION IDENTIFYING DOE 

DEFENDANTS

Defendants’ Discovery Responses Due: March 

3, 2023

Plaintiff’s Proposed Second Amended 

Complaint Due: March 31, 2023

Plaintiff Durrell Anthony Puckett (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in 

forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on 

Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against: (1) Defendants A. Baraona, R. Burnitzki,1 R. Leos, H. 

Hernandez, E. Diaz, and Doe 1 for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment; and 

(3) Defendants A. Ruiz, R. Martinez, E. Ruiz, G. Meier,2 R. Gutierrez, J. Cruz, K. Allison 

(Cronister), and Jane Doe Nurse for failure to protect in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 

1 Erroneously sued as “Burneszki.”

2 Erroneous sued as “Meiers.”

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Following multiple extensions of time, the deadline for Plaintiff to submit a proposed 

second amended complaint identifying the Doe Defendants, and the deadline for motions to 

amend pleadings (solely for the purpose of Plaintiff’s proposed second amended complaint 

identifying the Doe Defendants) is currently February 10, 2023. (See ECF No. 59.)

On January 19, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel. (ECF No. 62.) The Court issued 

an order directing the parties to meet and confer regarding the discovery dispute, and to file a 

joint statement following the parties’ conference. The Court further stayed briefing on Plaintiff’s

motion to compel pending the outcome of the parties’ meet and confer. (ECF No. 63.)

II. Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel

Currently before the Court is the parties’ joint statement, electronically signed by counsel 

for Defendants and with an authorized electronic signature by Plaintiff, indicating that the 

discovery dispute was resolved following the parties’ meet-and-confer telephone call on February 

2, 2023. (ECF No. 64.) The parties indicate that defense counsel agreed to provide Plaintiff with 

the first initials and last names of the escort officers who worked the day before the incident, the 

first initial of an escort officer named Ramirez who worked the day of the incident, and the first 

initial and last name of the nurse who worked on the upper tier on the day of the incident. With 

that agreement, the parties believe that all issues in Plaintiff’s motion to compel have been 

resolved and there is no need for Court intervention at this time. (Id.)

The Court appreciates the parties’ efforts and willingness to resolve this discovery dispute 

without further briefing on the motion to compel. As it appears the discovery dispute will soon 

be fully resolved, Plaintiff’s motion to compel is denied as moot. Though the parties did not 

identify a deadline by which Defendants will serve discovery responses on Plaintiff, the Court 

finds it appropriate to set a deadline for such disclosures. Further, as it appears the discovery 

responses may provide information Plaintiff requires to identify the remaining Doe Defendants, 

the Court will grant Plaintiff additional time to file his proposed second amended complaint.

III. Order

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to compel, (ECF No. 62), is DENIED as moot;

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2. Defendants shall serve the requested discovery responses, as identified in the parties’ joint 

status report, on Plaintiff on or before March 3, 2023;

3. The deadline for filing motions to amend, only for the purposes of submitting a proposed 

second amended complaint identifying the Doe Defendants, is extended to March 31, 

2023;

4. On or before March 31, 2023, Plaintiff shall file a motion to substitute the identities of 

Defendants Doe 1 and Jane Doe Nurse that provides the Court with enough information to 

locate them for service of process, together with a proposed second amended complaint 

substituting the names of Defendants Doe 1 and Jane Doe Nurse; and

5. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result in the dismissal of any 

unidentified defendant(s) from this action, without prejudice, for failure to serve 

with process pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 10, 2023 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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