Fearence v. Schulteis et al

Filing 79

ORDER Granting Defendants' 78 Request for Leave to Take Plaintiff's Deposition by Videoconference signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 03/18/2014. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAQUES FEARENCE,

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Plaintiff,
vs.

1:08-cv-00615-LJO-GSA-PC
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS=
REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO TAKE
PLAINTIFF’S DEPOSITION BY
VIDEOCONFERENCE

L. L. SCHULTEIS, et al.,

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Defendants.

(Doc. 78.)

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Jaques Fearence ("Plaintiff") is a prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. This case now proceeds on the Third Amended Complaint filed

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by Plaintiff on November 22, 2013, against defendants Hopkins and Busby for use of excessive

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force; against defendants Hopkins, Davis, Duffy, and Beckett for failure to protect Plaintiff;

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and against defendants Hopkins, Busby, Davis, Duffy, and Beckett (“Defendants”) for

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conspiracy to use excessive force. (Doc. 64.)

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This case is currently in the discovery phase, pursuant to the court’s scheduling order

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issued on February 19, 2014. (Doc. 74.) On March 13, 2014, Defendants filed a request for

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leave to depose Plaintiff by videoconference. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(4). (Doc. 78.)

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Good cause having been shown, Defendants' request is HEREBY GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 18, 2014

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE