(PC) Kessler v. Ierokormos et al

Filing 45

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 9/8/2021 ORDERING the Clerk to add California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in place of defendants Glen Sturges, John Maciel, Matthew Pereyda, Chris Connolly, and Monica Mathenge. (Yin, K)

Case 2:19-cv-01738-KJM-DB Document 45 Filed 09/09/21 Page 1 of 2
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESLEY W. KESSLER,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:19-cv-01738 KJM DB P

v.

ORDER

ALEXANDER IEROKORMOS, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief

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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 3, 2021, defendants filed a stipulation signed by both the

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plaintiff and counsel for the defendants. (ECF No. 44.) The stipulation states that the parties

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agree to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) being substituted

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as a defendant party to this action in place of defendants Glen Sturges, John Maciel, Matthew

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Pereyda, Chris Connolly, and Monica Mathenge. (Id. at 2.) It also states that CDCR subjects

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itself to the jurisdiction of the court. (Id.) The parties make this request because the present

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defendants acted on behalf of CDCR. (Id. at 1.) Additionally, CDCR and plaintiff “have reached

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a settlement agreement that will terminate this litigation.” (Id.) The court will grant parties’

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request that CDCR be substituted as the defendant in case.

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall add California

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Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as a defendant to this action in place of defendants

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Glen Sturges, John Maciel, Matthew Pereyda, Chris Connolly, and Monica Mathenge.

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Dated: September 8, 2021

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DB/DB Prisoner Inbox/Civil Rights/R/kess1738.stipdef

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