James Sassi v. Harold Breier, Etc.

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

On June 17, 1976, two days before the statute of limitations would have barred his cause of action, plaintiff filed a complaint alleging a violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, naming certain defendants, not involved in this appeal, and designating certain other defendants as “unknown and unidentified members of the Milwaukee Police Department, designated as John Doe and Richard Doe, et al.” After the statute of limitations had run, plaintiff moved to amend his complaint which was allowed. The amended complaint substituted by name the…