(PC) Smithee v. California Correctional Institution

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANA SMITHEE, et al., ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00004-JLT-BAK (GSA) ) Plaintiffs, ) ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO TERMINATE ) FORMER DEFENDANTS FROM THE DOCKET v. ) ) (Doc. 130) PRATAP NARAYN, ) Defendant. ) ) )

On January 12, 2022, Defendants filed a request to terminate former Defendants State of California, California Correctional Institution, and Kelly Nesson from the docket. (Doc. 130). A review of the docket shows that the State of California and California Correctional Institution were not named defendants since the first amended complaint (Doc. 19), and Kelly Nesson was not included as a defendant since the third amended complaint (Doc. 45). Because the State of California, California Correctional Institution, and Kelly Nesson are not named defendants in the operative fifth amended complaint, they are not defendants in this matter. (Doc. 130 at 2, citing Brown v. Stored Value Cards, Inc.,…