Ransom v. McCabe et al

Filing 83

ORDER Requesting Clarification by Defendants within Thirty Days,signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 8/15/17. ( Responses due 30-Day Deadline) (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRYAN E. RANSOM,

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1:13-cv-01779-DAD-GSA-PC

Plaintiff,

ORDER REQUESTING CLARIFICATION
BY DEFENDANTS WITHIN THIRTY
DAYS

vs.
McCABE, et al.,
Defendants.

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Bryan E. Ransom (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights
action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on
November 5, 2013. (ECF No. 1.) The case now proceeds with the First Amended Complaint
filed on July 10, 2014, against eighteen defendants: C. McCabe, E. Clark, K. Gill, J. Sao, P.
Rouch, D. Strome, R. Herrera, S. Dougherty, J. Kaiser, M. Brooks, E. Molina, G. Torres,
Quillen, D. Riley, H. Rocha, W. Hayward, J. Faldon (Correctional Officer), and J. Faldon
(Nurse) (collectively, “Defendants”). (ECF No. 10; also see ECF No. 18.)
Two of the Defendants have the same name, J. Faldon. One of them is a correctional
officer, and one of them is a nurse. The record is unclear whether both of these Defendants are

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represented by defense counsel and have appeared in this case. The court seeks clarification of

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this matter by Defendants.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within thirty days of the date of service

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of this order, Defendants shall file a written response clarifying whether both of the Defendants

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named J. Faldon are represented by defense counsel and have appeared in this case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 15, 2017

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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