Ottele

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SUSAN OTTELE, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-00187-JLT-CDB

Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE

v. (Doc. 45) OSCAR MARTINEZ and AARON HODGES, and DOES 1-10 inclusive, 15 Defendants. 16 17 BACKGROUND Plaintiff is the mother of Adam Collier (the Decedent), who died by suicide while incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, California. Plaintiff and her since deceased husband, William Collier Jr.,1 initiated this action with the filing of a complaint on February 14, 2022. (Doc. 1). The operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) was filed on May 25, 2022. (Doc. 13). In the FAC, Plaintiff raises claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for deliberate

1 The instant motion was filed by Plaintiff Ottele. On October 13, 2022, counsel for Plaintiffs filed a notice of suggestion of death that Plaintiff Collier died on August 21, 2022. (Doc. 23). No motion for substitution has been timely made. See Fed. R. Civ. P.…