Gomez
(PC) Thompson v. Gomez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARK SHANE THOMPSON, ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-00125-LJO-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY DOE v. ) DEFENDANTS SHOULD NOT BE
DISMISSED
) A. GOMEZ, et al., ) Defendants. ) ) )
Plaintiff Mark Shane Thompson is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding against Defendants Gomez, Busby, Gray, Sazo, Weiss, and Does 1 and 2 for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment As Plaintiff was advised in the Court’s February 12, 2018, order, “[t]he Court cannot order service of a Doe defendant because the United States Marshal cannot serve a Doe Defendant. Therefore, before the Court orders the United States Marshal to serve a Doe Defendant, Plaintiff will be required to identify him or her with enough information to locate the defendant for service of process. The United States Marshal…