Howard v. Deazevedo

Filing 48

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 6/17/2013 granting Defendants' request for leave to depose Plaintiff by Video Conference 47 . (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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TIMOTHY HOWARD,

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Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. 1:11-cv-00101-AWI-SKO PC
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO DEPOSE
PLAINTIFF BY VIDEOCONFERENCE

v.
D. L. DeAZEVEDO, et al.,

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(Doc. 47)

Defendants.
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Plaintiff Timothy Howard, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this

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civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on January 20, 2011, and a scheduling order was

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issued on December 11, 2012. This action is currently in the discovery phase, and on June 14, 2013,

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Defendants filed a motion seeking leave to depose Plaintiff by videoconference. Fed. R. Civ. P.

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30(b)(4).

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

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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June 17, 2013

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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