Doe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN DOE, No. 1:19-cv-00467-DAD-BAM Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

THOMAS R. KANE, et al., (Doc. No. 35) Defendants.

16 On April 10, 2019, plaintiff John Doe, proceeding through counsel, initiated this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), against various individually named defendants, each of whom is allegedly an employee of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”). (Doc. No. 1.) Plaintiff alleges that while in the custody of the BOP, he received inadequate medical care and was also the victim of excessive use of force. (See generally Doc. No. 24.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 24 On April 10, 2019, plaintiff also filed a motion to proceed pseudonymously in this action. (See 25 Doc. No. 2.) As a result of plaintiff’s…