(PC) Kirkland v. Smith
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TREVON R. KIRKLAND, Case No.: 1:23-cv-00602-CDB Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DISMISS DEFENDANT JOHN DOE
v. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD D. SMITH, et al., Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge Defendants.
Plaintiff Trevon R. Kirkland is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION The Court issued its First Screening Order on September 27, 2024. (Doc. 17.) In relevant part, it found Plaintiff stated a plausible Fourteenth Amendment due process claim against Defendant John Doe. (Id. at 6-8.) On October 1, 2024, the Court issued its Order Granting Plaintiff 90 Days Within Which To Identify John Doe. (Doc. 18.) Plaintiff's deadline to file a notice of substitution has passed, and Plaintiff has not filed a notice of substitution, identified defendant John Doe, or otherwise contacted the Court. As Plaintiff has failed to identify defendant John Doe,…