Underwood v. Knowles et al

Filing 114

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 10/5/2011 granting 113 Motion for leave to depose Plaintiff by video conference. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VALENTINE UNDERWOOD,

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Plaintiff,

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1:08-cv-00986-GSA-PC
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO DEPOSE
PLAINTIFF BY VIDEO CONFERENCE

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

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(Doc. 113.)

Defendants.
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Valentine Underwood (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in

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this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff commenced this action on July

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17, 2008. (Doc. 1.) The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge within the

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meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), and on June 15, 2011, this case was reassigned to the undersigned

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for all further proceedings, including trial and entry of final judgment. (Doc. 102.) This action is

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now in the discovery phase. (Doc. 91.) On October 4, 2011, Defendants filed a motion seeking

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leave to depose Plaintiff by video conference. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(4). (Doc. 113.)

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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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October 5, 2011

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE