Colon v. St. Clair, et al

Filing 59

ORDER DENYING Motion for Court Assistance to Discover Information 57 ; ORDER EXTENDING Time for Plaintiff to Renew Motion for Substitution, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 11/23/10: Plaintiff's Renewed Motion for Substitution ddl EXTENDED to 12/27/10. (Hellings, J)

(PC)Colon v. St. Clair, et al

Doc. 59

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P la in tiff named defendant Dr. Greenbough in the complaint. (Doc. 13.) Corcoran State Prison, where d e fe n d a n t Greenough was employed, refers to him as Dr. W illia m Greenough . (Doc. 41 at 3.) The Court uses the s p e llin g Greenough herein to identify this defendant.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GILBERT F. COLON, Plaintiff, v. DR. ST. CLAIR, et al.,

1:07-cv-00932-AWI-GSA-PC ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR COURT ASSISTANCE TO DISCOVER INFORMATION (Doc. 57.) ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR PLAINTIFF TO RENEW MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION

Gilbert F. Colon ("Plaintiff") is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on June 28, 2007. (Doc. 1.) This action now proceeds on Plaintiff's Amended Complaint filed on June 5, 2008, against defendants Sydenstricker, Greenough,1 Peterson, Thomatos, and Witwer, for inadequate medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment.2 (Doc. 13.)

A ll other claims and defendants were dismissed from this action by the Court on May 27, 2009. (Doc. 16.)

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On November 22, 2010, Plaintiff filed a motion for the Court to assist him in identifying and obtaining addresses for the successors or representatives of Dr. Greenough, or their attorneys, to enable Plaintiff to serve a motion for substitution under Rule 25(a)(1). (Doc. 57.) As Plaintiff was informed in the Court's order issued on November 8, 2010, it is Plaintiff's responsibility to identify and locate Dr. Greenough's heirs or representatives and serve them with a copy of the motion for substitution, pursuant to Rule 25(a)(1). Therefore, Plaintiff's motion is denied. Plaintiff shall be granted additional time in which to renew his motion for substitution. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff's motion for Court assistance in identifying and locating defendant Greenough's heirs or representatives is DENIED; 2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of service of this order in which to renew his motion for substitution under Rule 25(a)(1), pursuant to the Court's order of November 8, 2010; and 3. Plaintiff's failure to file a motion for substitution shall result in the dismissal of defendant Greenough from this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 6i0kij

November 23, 2010

/s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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