Gonzalez v. C.O. John June
- Robert Lehrburger
- 1:24-cv-03859
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Ricky Gonzalez v. C.O. John June, Magistrate Judge Lehrburger ordered identification of two unnamed defendants.
Ricky Gonzalez, the New York City Law Department, and the two unnamed defendants identified as Jane Diaz and Jane Doe.
What happened
In Ricky Gonzalez v. C.O. John June, the complaint named “Jane” Diaz and “Jane Doe” as defendants. Gonzalez is representing himself.
The complaint describes Diaz as a grievance officer at Rikers Island and Doe as a nurse who dispensed medication there on December 30, 2021, and worked in a clinic on April 2, 2022. It also provides other information about them.
Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger ordered the New York City Law Department to identify Jane Diaz and Jane Doe and file its findings by November 20, 2025. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Gonzalez v. C.O. John June · No. 1:24-cv-03859
- Robert Lehrburger
- Nov. 6, 2025
Background
Ricky Gonzalez’s complaint names “Jane” Diaz and “Jane Doe” as defendants. Gonzalez is proceeding without a lawyer. The complaint alleges that Jane Diaz is a grievance officer with the Incarcerated Individuals Grievance Procedure Program at Rikers Island and is supervised by Rosamund Padmore.
The complaint alleges that Jane Doe is a nurse who dispensed medication in the O.B.C.C. building’s housing area 2 southwest at about noon on December 30, 2021. It also describes physical attributes of Jane Doe and alleges that she was working in the R.N.D.C. clinic at Rikers Island on April 2, 2022.
Court’s Action
The court cited a Second Circuit decision stating that a person representing himself is entitled to the district court’s assistance in identifying defendants whose names are unknown. The court found that the complaint appeared to provide enough information for the City of New York, which the court described as an interested party, to identify Jane Doe and determine Jane Diaz’s first name.
The court ordered the New York City Law Department to ascertain the identities of Jane Diaz and Jane Doe and file its findings on the docket by November 20, 2025. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to mail Gonzalez a copy of the order. The order did not resolve the underlying claims.
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