Tracy Taylor v. Hubbard et al
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ORDER GRANTING Defendants' 94 Request to Conduct Plaintiff's Deposition Via Videoconference signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 1/25/2013. (Sant Agata, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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TRACY TAYLOR,
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CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00404-LJO-BAM PC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
REQUEST TO CONDUCT PLAINTIFF’S
DEPOSITION VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
v.
SUSAN HUBBARD, et al.,
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(ECF No. 94)
Defendant.
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Plaintiff Tracy Taylor (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis,
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filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on March 8, 2010. The Court issued a
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scheduling order on July 16, 2012, and this action currently is in the discovery phase. On January
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15, 2013, Defendants Cate, Harrington and Wegman filed a motion seeking leave to depose Plaintiff,
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who is incarcerated at California State Prison, Lancaster, by video conference. Fed. R. Civ. P.
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30(b)(4) (on motion, court may order that a deposition be taken by telephone or other remote means).
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Defendants explain that both the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the
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Attorney General’s Officer are operating under severe financial constraints and a video conference
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will eliminate unnecessary travel expenses.
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Good cause having been shown, Defendants’ motion is HEREBY GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
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January 25, 2013
/s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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