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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-DAD-BAM (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO 

PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE 

IDENTIFYING DOE DEFENDANTS FOR 

SERVICE OF PROCESS OR SHOW CAUSE 

WHY DOE DEFENDANTS SHOULD NOT 

BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO 

PROSECUTE

(ECF No. 21)

TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE

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 Baraona, Burneszki, Leos, Hernandez, 

Diaz, and Doe 1 for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment; (2) Defendant Leos 

for sexual assault in violation of the Eighth Amendment; and (3) Defendants A. Ruiz, Martinez, 

E. Ruiz, Meiers, Gutierrez, A. Cruz, K. Cronister, and Jane Doe Nurse for failure to protect in 

violation of the Eighth Amendment.

Defendants Baraona, Burneszki, Leos, Hernandez, Diaz, A. Ruiz, E. Ruiz, Gutierrez and 

K. Cronister have been served, and their response(s) to the first amended complaint are currently 

due on or before September 19, 2022. (ECF No. 42.) Electronic service has been ordered for 

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Defendants Martinez, Meiers, and A. Cruz. (ECF No. 30.)

On March 17, 2022, the Court directed Plaintiff to provide the Court with written notice 

identifying Defendants Doe 1 and Jane Doe Nurse with enough information to locate the 

defendants for service of process. (ECF No. 21.) Plaintiff’s written notice identifying these 

defendants was due on or before June 15, 2022.

As of the date of this order, Plaintiff has not submitted written notice identifying 

Defendants Doe 1 or Jane Doe Nurse for service of process.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. Within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall provide 

the Court with written notice identifying Defendants Doe 1 and Jane Doe Nurse with 

enough information to locate the defendants for service of process, or shall show cause in 

writing why Defendants Doe 1 and Jane Doe Nurse should not be dismissed from this 

action for failure to prosecute; and

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

unidentified defendants from this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 30, 2022 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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