Opinion
2:19-cv-01738 KJM DB P
09-08-2021
WESLEY W. KESSLER, Plaintiff, v. ALEXANDER IEROKORMOS, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
DEBORAH BARNES, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 3, 2021, defendants filed a stipulation signed by both the plaintiff and counsel for the defendants. (ECF No. 44.) The stipulation states that the parties agree to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) being substituted as a defendant party to this action in place of defendants Glen Sturges, John Maciel, Matthew Pereyda, Chris Connolly, and Monica Mathenge. (Id. at 2.) It also states that CDCR subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the court. (Id.) The parties make this request because the present defendants acted on behalf of CDCR. (Id. at 1.) Additionally, CDCR and plaintiff “have reached a settlement agreement that will terminate this litigation.” (Id.) The court will grant parties' request that CDCR be substituted as the defendant in case. ////
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall add California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as a defendant to this action in place of defendants Glen Sturges, John Maciel, Matthew Pereyda, Chris Connolly, and Monica Mathenge.