Uchi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN FRATUS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01523-JLT-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO

EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS

v.

ORDER REGARDING SUBSTITUTION OF

UCHI, et al., NAMED DEFENDANTS IN PLACE OF

DOE DEFENDANTS

Defendant(s).

14 John Fratus (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 6, 2022, the Court issued an order requiring the parties to file scheduling and discovery statements. (ECF No. 32). The parties have now filed their statements. (ECF Nos. 34, 38). The Court has reviewed this case and the parties’ statements. In an effort to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive disposition of this action,2 the Court will direct that certain

1 The Court notes that Defendants’ statement contends that discovery should be limited to the issue of exhaustion of administrative remedies because they intend…