Edwards v. Desfosses, et al.

Filing 25

ORDER Granting Defendants' Request For Leave To Take Plaintiff's Deposition By Videoconference (Doc. 24 ), signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 1/23/2015. (Fahrney, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STEVEN R. EDWARDS,

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Plaintiff,
vs.

1:13-cv-01013-AWI-GSA-PC
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS=
REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO TAKE
PLAINTIFF’S DEPOSITION BY
VIDEOCONFERENCE

A. DESFOSSE, et al.,

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Defendants.

(Doc. 24.)

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Steven R. Edwards ("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 initial Complaint filed by

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Plaintiff on July 1, 2013, against defendants Desfosses, Saldivar, and Zaccagnini for use of

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excessive force, and against defendant Verbeek for failure to decontaminate Plaintiff, in

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violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Doc. 1.)1

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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 June 11, 2014. (Doc. 18.) On January 22, 2015, Defendants filed a request for leave

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to depose Plaintiff by videoconference. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(4). (Doc. 24.)

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

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 23, 2015

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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On March 19, 2014, the court issued an order dismissing all other claims and defendants from
this action, based on Plaintiff’s failure to state a claim under § 1983. (Doc. 11.)