Allison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONATHAN KOHUT, Case No.: 1:20-cv-01584-JLT-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF 90 DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO IDENTIFY v. DOE 1 AND DOE

K. ALLISON, et al.,

Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Jonathan Kohut is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed his third amended complaint on July 26, 2023. (Doc. 45.) Following screening, and in relevant part, the Court found Plaintiff states cognizable First Amendment right to send and receive mail and retaliation claims against Defendants Doe 1 and Doe 2, a Fourteenth Amendment due process violation against Defendant Doe 2, Bane Acts claim against Defendants Doe 1 and Doe 2, and state law negligence claims against Defendant Doe 1 and Doe 2. (See Docs. 46 & 47.) The Court now addresses the issue of Plaintiff’s need to identify Doe 1 and Doe 2 against whom his claims…