(PC) Howard v. Kern County Lerdo Facility Medical Cheif
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BILLY HOWARD, Case No. 1:21-cv-00931-JLT-CDB (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF 90 DAYS
TO IDENTIFY JANE DOES
v.
KERN COUNTY LERDO FACILITY
NURSING STAFF,
15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Billy Howard is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND Plaintiff initiated this action with the filing of his complaint on June 14, 2021. (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff indicated he did not know the identities of any of the parties; he named all as Doe defendants. (Id.) In a First Screening Order issued November 10, 2022, the Court found Plaintiff had stated cognizable claims for a deliberate indifference to serious medical needs against the Kern County Lerdo facility nursing staff defendants. (Doc. 16 at 6-7.) Additionally, the Court found Plaintiff had not stated a cognizable claim against the chief medical director of the facility. (Id. at 7.)…