Smith v. Boyd et al (INMATE1)

Filing 161

ORDER GRANTING 160 MOTION to Submit Party Testimony at Trial by Deposition; defendants' shall conduct the video deposition of Def Ibeth Jones, at their expense, on or before 3/1/2013 in a manner where plf Gary Smith can attend and fully participate, as further set out in order. Signed by Honorable Judge Mark E. Fuller on 2/22/13. (djy, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHERN DIVISION
GARY TORENCE SMITH,
Plaintiff,
v.
LOUIS BOYD, et al.,
Defendants.

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CASE NO. 2:09-cv-1055-MEF
(WO – Do Not Publish)

ORDER
Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Submit Party Testimony at Trial by
Deposition (Doc. #160). In this Motion, Defendants request that Defendant Ibeth Jones be
deposed by videotape for use at trial, as she lives over 500 miles for Montgomery, Alabama
and is preparing to start a new job, which she cannot be excused from, the week trial in this
matter is scheduled to begin. Given these exceptional circumstances, Defendants’ motion
(Doc. #160) is hereby GRANTED. Defendants’ shall conduct the video deposition of
Defendant Ibeth Jones, at their expense, on or before March 1, 2013 in a manner where
Plaintiff Gary Torence Smith can attend and fully participate. It is further ordered that
Defendants may submit the video deposition testimony of Defendant Ibeth Jones for use at
the upcoming trial in this matter.
DONE this the 22nd day of February, 2013.
/s/ Mark E. Fuller
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE