Galowski, Allen v. La Du-Ives, Sandra et al
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ORDER that the parties treat Nurse Boonie as a Jane/John Doe defendant until plaintiff can ascertain the proper identity of this defendant. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 10/11/2016. (jef),(ps)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
ALLEN P. GALOWSKI,
Plaintiff,
ORDER
v.
15-cv-780-jdp
MIKE, SETH, DENNY WOODWARD,
SHANG, JIN LOR, JERE LOR, KIA
DEAVAN, RENAY, JOHN, JESSICA HINZ,
DAVE, JEANNE KOHLBECK, R.N.,
and BOONIE,
Defendants.
On September 16, 2016, I directed the United States Marshal to serve defendants
Nurse Dave, Jeanne Kohlbeck and Nurse Boonie. Now the Marshal has returned an
unexecuted process receipt for Nurse Boonie, stating that Aspirus Hospital has no records of
a Nurse Boonie and that neither Nurse Dave nor Jeanne Kohlbeck worked with a Nurse
Boonie.
Although the Nurse Boonie is unable to be served at this time, plaintiff may be able to
provide further information about Nurse Boonie which will allow him/her to be served later
in this case. Therefore, at this stage of the proceedings, Nurse Boonie will be treated as a
Jane/John Doe defendant whose name plaintiff will have to obtain through discovery.
At a soon-to-be-scheduled preliminary pretrial conference, Magistrate Judge Stephen
Crocker will discuss with the parties the most efficient way to obtain the identification of
Nurse Boonie and will set a deadline for plaintiff to amend his complaint. “When the
substance of a pro se civil rights complaint indicates the existence of claims against individual
officials not named in the caption of the complaint, the district court must provide the
plaintiff with an opportunity to amend the complaint.” Donald v. Cook County Sheriff's
Department, 95 F.3d 548, 555 (7th Cir. 1996).
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that the parties treat Nurse Boonie as a Jane/John Doe defendant
until plaintiff can ascertain the proper identity of this defendant.
Entered this 11th day of October, 2016.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge
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