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Shansoff v. County of Stanislaus, 1:16-cv-00858-DAD-EPG. (2016)

Court: District Court, E.D. California Number: infdco20161024704 Visitors: 21
Filed: Oct. 21, 2016
Latest Update: Oct. 21, 2016
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER NAMING DOE ONE ERICA P. GROSJEAN , District Judge . Plaintiff and Defendants, by and through their attorneys of record, hereby agree and stipulate that Stanislaus County Sheriff's Deputy Darwin Summerton be named in the place and stead of DOE DEFENDANT ONE (Defendant Summerton) in the above-captioned matter. Counsel for Defendant, County of Stanislaus, waives the requirement of service of process upon Defendant Summerton and shall file an Answer for Defendant Summert
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STIPULATION AND ORDER NAMING DOE ONE

Plaintiff and Defendants, by and through their attorneys of record, hereby agree and stipulate that Stanislaus County Sheriff's Deputy Darwin Summerton be named in the place and stead of DOE DEFENDANT ONE (Defendant Summerton) in the above-captioned matter. Counsel for Defendant, County of Stanislaus, waives the requirement of service of process upon Defendant Summerton and shall file an Answer for Defendant Summerton within 20 days.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ORDER

Although the parties have stipulated to the substituting DOE DEFENDANT ONE with Stanislaus County Sheriff's Deputy DARWIN SUMMERTON, there are no allegations in the Complaint specifically pertaining to DOE DEFENDANT ONE. Federal notice pleading requires a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, in order to give the defendant fair notice of what the claim is and the grounds upon which it rests. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 1964, 167 L. Ed. 2d 929 (2007) (internal quotations and citations omitted). Furthermore, "[a] plaintiff must allege facts, not simply conclusions, that show that an individual was personally involved in the deprivation of his civil rights." Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir. 1998) (providing that liability under § 1983 must be based on the personal involvement of the defendant). Because there are no specific allegations as to DOE DEFENDANT ONE in the complaint, simply substituting of DOE DEFENDANT ONE with DARWIN SUMMERTON on the docket is insufficient.

Accordingly, Plaintiff is granted leave to file a First Amended Complaint within 30 days of this order that includes enough detail to give the new defendant fair notice of the allegations specifically pertaining to his alleged personal involvement in the deprivation of Plaintiff's civil rights.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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