Jacobs v. Sullivan et al

Filing 71

ORDER Granting Defendants' Motion for Leave to Depose Plaintiff by Video Conference or Telephone 70 , signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 9/15/11. (Verduzco, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GEORGE E. JACOBS IV,

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1:05-cv-01625-LJO-GSA-PC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO DEPOSE
PLAINTIFF BY VIDEO CONFERENCE
OR TELEPHONE

v.
W. J. SULLIVAN, et al.,

(Doc. 70.)
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Defendants.
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George E. Jacobs IV (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

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with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action now proceeds on the Third

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Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiff on May 5, 2010. (Doc. 29.) The Court issued a scheduling

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order on March 15, 2011, and this action is currently in the discovery phase. (Doc. 44.) On

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September 15, 2011, Defendants filed a motion seeking leave to depose Plaintiff by video conference

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or telephone, if necessary. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(4). The deposition is scheduled for October 18,

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2011 at 9:00 a.m.

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Good cause having been shown, Defendants motion is HEREBY GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
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September 15, 2011

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE