Canterberry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Tommy Canterberry, No. 20-cv-02361-KJM-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER V. Acara Solutions, Inc.; Siemens Mobility, Inc.; Does 1 through 10, Defendants. 17 Tommy Canterberry brings this case against Acara Solutions, Inc., Siemens Mobility Inc., and Does 1-10! for violation of California’s Fair Chance Act, Cal. Gov’t. Code § 12952. Acara now moves for judgment on the pleadings. The court grants the motion, for the reasons provided below. 22 /////

' If defendants’ identities are unknown when the complaint is filed, plaintiffs have an opportunity through discovery to identify them. Gillespie v. Civiletti, 629 F.2d 637, 642 (9th Cir. 1980). But the court will dismiss such unnamed defendants if discovery clearly would not uncover their identities or if the complaint would clearly be dismissed on other grounds. /d. at 642. The federal rules also provide for dismissing unnamed defendants that, absent…