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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL E. JACQUES, No. 2: 21-cv-0144 KJM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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B. FERERKINS, et al., Defendants. 16 Introduction Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 14, 2022, plaintiff filed a motion to substitute parties. (ECF No. 42.) On March 30, 2022, plaintiff filed a second motion to substitute parties. (ECF No. 47.) In this second motion, plaintiff requests that the motion to substitute filed March 14, 2022, be disregarded. (Id. at 3.) Good cause appearing, the motion to substitute filed March 14, 2022, is disregarded. For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends that the motion to substitute filed March 30, 2022, be denied. Discussion On November 23, 2021, defendants filed a suggestion of death upon the record pertaining to the death of defendant Frerik, aka…