(PC) Miles v. Fresno County Medical WellPath
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
19 The Court issued its First Screening Order on June 9, 2023. (Doc. 6.) Plaintiff timely filed 20 a first amended complaint on July 25, 2023. (Doc. 9.) 21 The Court issued its Second Screening Order on February 14, 2024. (Doc. 10.) The Court 22 concluded Plaintiff had plausibly alleged Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to serious 23 medical needs claims against “Defendants Doe 1 and Doe 2 and physical therapists ‘Ken’ and 24 ‘Michealla.’” (Id. at 4-7.) Plaintiff was advised the Court would issue a separate order permitting 25 limited discovery that would allow for service of process of the Doe defendants and the physical 26 therapist defendants. (Id. at 7.) 27 // 28 On February 15, 2024, the Court issued its Order Granting Plaintiff Ninety Days to Identify John or Jane Does 1 and 2. (Doc. 11.) Plaintiff was to “discover the names of John or Jane Does 1 and 2 through subpoena or otherwise, and to substitute their actual names by filing a ‘notice of substitution.’” (Id. at 3.) Following limited discovery and related proceedings (see Docs. 13-15, 17-19), on September 20, 2024, the Court issued its Order Granting Plaintiff’s Notice…