Faggianelli
(PC) Hash v. Faggianelli
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 LAWRENCE GEORGE HASH, No. 2:17-cv-1721 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER T. RALLOS, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 2, 2020, the court ordered service of the complaint on defendants through the Court’s E-Service pilot program. ECF No. 23. Service on behalf of defendant Farinas could not be waived under the program because he had passed away. ECF No. 30. Plaintiff was advised that he could either voluntarily dismiss the claims against Farinas or move to substitute a proper party for Farinas under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25 within ninety days. ECF No. 31. Plaintiff was subsequently granted leave to conduct discovery to identify the representative of Farinas’ estate, ECF No. 55, and has now filed a motion to compel documents from defendant Brida or alternatively to have the court serve third-party subpoenas. ECF No. 59.…