Opinion
11 Civ. 6642 (PAC)
09-24-2012
WILFREDO ROSARIO, Plaintiff, v. CAPTAIN ANSON et al., Defendants.
REPORT & RECOMMENDATION
THE HONORABLE PAUL A. CROTTY, U.S.D.J.:
Pro se plaintiff Wilfredo Rosario commenced this section 1983 lawsuit against a New York State corrections captain and a corrections officer, as well as against two John Doe defendants. He claims principally that, while assigned to the so-called Summit Shock Correctional Facility, he was denied medical care for injuries suffered while trying unsuccessfully to adhere to the rigorous physical demands imposed at that facility.
The two named defendants -- Captain Patrick J. Anson and Corrections Officer James Blyth -- have been served. Captain Anson
By order dated October 11, 2011, the District Court directed defendants' counsel to identify the John Doe defendants so that plaintiff could amend his complaint and serve them. Defendants eventually complied (see Jan. 11, 2012 letter to the Court from Asst. Att'y Gen. Rebecca Ann Durden), and we directed plaintiff to amend his complaint by February 13, 2012. (Order dated Jan. 12, 2012). He never did so, and hence Messrs. Anson