Graves v. Williams et al

Filing 131

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 1/14/2009 ORDERING that pltf's 82 , 90 , 99 requests to depose Drs. Allen, Pepper and Tanji by written questions are GRANTED; the clerk to fwd a subpoena, a copy of this order, and a copy of the written questions 84 , 90 , 100 to the appropriate deponent, by US Certified Mail; Drs. Allen, Pepper and Tanji to return their answers w/ the Notice of Submission no later than 30 days; and upon reciept of the deposition answers, the clerk to fwd copies to the parties. (Attachments: # 1 Dr. Allen Subpoena Issued, # 2 Dr. Pepper Subpoena Issued, # 3 Dr. Tanji Subpoena Issued)(Yin, K)

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O A O 8 8 (Rev. 12/07) Subpoena in a Civil C a se I s s ue d by the U N ITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Eastern District of California PETER DALE GRAVES V. B. WILLIAMS SUBPOENA IN A CIVIL CASE Case Number:1 TO: Dr. Robert Allen 2:07 CV 0666 GEB CMK P G YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear in the United States District court at the place, date, and time specified below to testify in the above case. P L A C E O F T E S T IM O N Y C O UR T R O O M D A T E AN D T I M E G YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear at the place, date, and time specified below to testify at the taking of a deposition in the above case. P L A C E O F D E P O SIT IO N D A T E AN D T I M E T YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce and permit inspection and copying of the following documents or objects at the place, date, and time specified below (list documents or objects): Pursuant to the accompanying court order, the deponent is directed to write out answers to the attached deposition questions and return the answers to the court pursuant to this subpoena and court order no later than 30 days after the date of this order. PLAC E D A T E AN D T I M E G YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit inspection of the following premises at the date and time specified below. P R E M IS E S D A T E AN D T I M E An y organization not a party to this suit that is subpoenaed for the taking of a deposition shall designate one or more officers, dir ectors, or managing agents, or other persons who consent to testify on its behalf, and may set forth, for each person designated, th e matters on which the person will testify. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6). ISSUIN G O F F I C E R ' S SIG N A T U R E AN D T I T L E (IN D I C A T E IF AT T O R N E Y FO R PLAIN T I F F O R D E F E N D A N T ) D AT E Deputy Clerk ISSUIN G O F F I C E R ' S N A M E , AD D R E S S AN D PH O N E NUMBER January 15, 2009 Kr isti Yin, Deputy Clerk, 501 I Street #4-200, Sacramento, CA 95814 916-930-4000 ( S e e Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 (c), (d), and (e), on next page) 1 If action is pending in district other than district of issuance, state district under case number. AO 8 8 (Rev. 12/07) Subpoena in a Civil Case (Page 2) PROOF OF SERVICE DATE PLAC E SERVED S E R V E D O N (PRINT NAME) M A N N E R OF SERVICE S E R V E D B Y (PRIN T N A M E ) T IT L E DECLARATION OF SERVER I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing information contained in the Proof of Service is true and correct. Executed on D AT E S I G N A T U R E O F SERVER A D D R E S S O F SERVER Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 (c), (d), and (e), as amended on December 1, 2007: (c) P R O T E C T I N G A P E R S O N SUBJECT TO A SUBPOENA. ( 1 ) A v o i d i n g U n d u e B u r d e n or Expe n s e ; Sanctions. A party or attorney resp o n s i b l e fo r i s s u i n g and serving a subpoena m u s t take reasonable steps to avoid im p o s i n g un d u e b u r d e n o r e x p e n s e on a person subject to the sub p o e n a . T h e issuing court m u s t enforce th i s d u t y an d i m p o s e an appropriate sanction -- w h i c h m a y include lost earnings and reason a b l e atto r n e y 's f e e s -- o n a party or attorney w h o fails to com p l y . ( 2 ) C o m m a n d to P r o d u c e M a t e r i a l s or Perm i t Inspection. ( A ) A p p e a r a n c e N o t Req u i r e d . A person co m m a n d e d to pro d u c e do c u m e n t s , e l e c t r o n i c a l l y stored info r m a t i o n , or tan g i b l e things, or to perm i t the inspectio n of p r e m i s e s , n e e d n o t appear in perso n at the place of production or insp e c t i o n unless also co m m a n d e d to a p p e a r fo r a deposition, hearing , or trial. ( B ) O b j e c t i o n s . A perso n com m a n d e d to p r o d u c e d o c u m e n t s or tangible thing s o r to p e r m i t inspectio n m a y serve o n the party or attorney designated in the subp o e n a a w r it t e n o b j e c t i o n to inspecting, copying , testing or sam p l i n g any or all of the m a t e r i a l s o r to in s p e c t i n g t h e prem i s e s -- o r to p r o d u c i n g electr o n i c a l l y stored inform a t i o n in the fo r m or fo r m s r e q u e s t e d . T h e ob j e c t i o n m u s t be served b e f o r e the earlier o f the tim e specified for com p l i a n c e o r 1 4 d a y s after the subpoena is served. If an objection is m a d e , the follow i n g ru l e s ap p l y : ( i ) A t any tim e , on notice to the com m a n d e d person, the serving p a r t y m a y m o v e t h e issu i n g court for an order com p e l l i n g production or inspection. ( i i ) T h e s e acts m a y be required only as directed in the o r d e r , an d th e o r d e r m u s t p r o t e c t a person w h o is neither a party nor a party's officer from significant ex p e n s e resu l t i n g f r o m com p l i a n c e . ( 3 ) Q u a s h i n g or M o d i f y i n g a Subpoena. ( A ) W h e n R e q u i r e d . O n tim e l y m o t i o n , the issuing court m u s t quash o r m o d i f y a s u b p o e n a that: ( i ) fails to allow a reaso n a b l e tim e to com p l y ; (ii) requires a person w h o is neither a party nor a party's officer to trav e l m o r e t h a n 1 0 0 m i l e s from w h e r e that perso n resides, is em p l o y e d , or regularly transacts bu s i n e s s in p e r s o n -- except that, subject to Rule 45(c)(3)(B)(iii), the person m a y be com m a n d e d to atten d a trial b y traveling from any such place w i t h i n the state w h e r e the trial is held ; ( i i i ) requires disclosure of privileged or other protected m a t t e r , if n o ex c e p t i o n o r w a i v e r applies; or ( i v ) subjects a person to undue burden. ( B ) W h e n P e r m i t t e d . To protect a person subject to or affected by a su b p o e n a , th e i s s u i n g co u r t m a y , on m o t i o n , quash or m o d i f y the su b p o e n a if it requires: ( i ) disclosing a trade secret or other c o n f i d e n t i a l research, dev e l o p m e n t , o r c o m m e r c i a l inform a t i o n ; ( i i ) disclosing an unretained expert's opinion or inform a t i o n th a t d o e s n o t d e s c r i b e specific occurrences in d i s p u t e and results from the expert's stud y th a t w a s n o t r e q u e s t e d by a party; or ( ii i ) a p e r s o n w h o is neither a party nor a party's officer to in c u r su b s t a n t i a l e x p e n s e to travel m o r e than 1 0 0 m i l e s to attend trial ( C ) Specify i n g Conditions as an A l t e r n a t i v e . In the circum s t a n c e s described in Ru l e 4 5 ( c ) ( 3 ) ( B ) , the court m a y , instead of quashing or m o d i f y i n g a subpoena, order ap p e a r a n c e o r p r o d u c t i o n under specified cond i t i o n s if the serving party: ( i ) sh o w s a su b s t a n t i a l n e e d fo r th e testim o n y o r m a t e r i a l th a t can n o t b e o t h e r w i s e m e t w i t h o u t u n d u e h a r d s h i p ; an d ( i i ) en s u r e s th a t th e su b p o e n a e d p e r s o n w i l l b e reaso n a b l y co m p e n s a t e d . ( d ) D U T I E S IN R E S P O N D I N G TO A SUBPOENA. ( 1 ) Pro d u c i n g D o c u m e n t s o r E l e c t r o n i c a l l y Stored In f o r m a t i o n . T h e s e pro c e d u r e s ap p l y t o p r o d u c i n g d o c u m e n t s o r electro n i c a l l y sto r e d in f o r m a t i o n : ( A ) D o c u m e n t s . A person respo n d i n g to a su b p o e n a to p r o d u c e d o c u m e n t s m u s t p r o d u c e th e m as th e y are k e p t in th e o r d i n a r y cou r s e o f b u s i n e s s o r m u s t o r g a n i z e and label t h e m to co r r e s p o n d to th e categ o r i e s in th e d e m a n d . ( B ) Fo r m for Pro d u c i n g E l e c t r o n i c a l ly Sto r e d I n f o r m a t i o n N o t Sp e c i f i e d . If a s u b p o e n a d o e s n o t sp e c i f y a fo r m fo r p r o d u c i n g electro n i c a l l y sto r e d in f o r m a t i o n , th e p e r s o n r e s p o n d i n g m u s t p r o d u c e it in a fo r m o r fo r m s in w h i c h it is o r d i n a r i l y m a i n t a i n e d o r in a r e a s o n a b l y usab l e fo r m or fo r m s . ( C ) E l e c t r o n i c a l l y Sto r e d In f o r m a t i o n Pro d u c e d in O n l y O n e F o r m . T h e p e r s o n r e s p o n d i n g n e e d n o t pro d u c e th e sam e electro n i c a l l y sto r e d in f o r m a t i o n in m o r e th a n on e fo r m . ( D ) In a c c e s s i b l e E l e c t r o n i c a l l y Sto r e d In f o r m a t i o n . T h e p e r s o n resp o n d i n g n e e d n o t p r o v i d e d i s c o v e r y o f electron i c a l l y sto r e d in f o r m a t i o n fro m so u r c e s th a t th e perso n id e n t i f ie s a s no t reason a b l y accessib l e b e c a u s e o f u n d u e b u r d e n o r co s t . O n m o t i o n to co m p e l disco v e r y o r fo r a p r o t e c t i v e o r d e r , th e p e r s o n resp o n d i n g m u s t sh o w th a t th e in f o r m a t i o n is n o t r e a s o n a b l y accessib l e becau s e of u n d u e bu r d e n o r cost. If th a t sh o w i n g is m a d e , th e cou r t m a y n o n e t h e l e s s o r d e r disc o v e r y fro m su c h sou r c e s if th e requ e s t i n g p a r t y sh o w s g o o d cause, c o n s i d e r i n g th e lim i t a t i o n s o f Ru l e 2 6 ( b ) ( 2 ) ( C ) . T h e co u r t m a y sp e c i f y co n d i t i o n s fo r th e d isc o v e r y . ( 2 ) Claim i n g Priv i l e g e o r Pro t e c t i o n . ( A ) Inform a t i o n W i t h h e l d . A p e r s o n w i t h h o l d i n g su b p o e n a e d in f o r m a t i o n u n d e r a c l a i m that it is privileg e d or su b j e c t to pro t e c t i o n as trial-p r e p a r a t i o n m a t e r i a l m u s t : ( i ) ex p r e s s l y m a k e th e claim ; an d ( i i ) d e s c r i b e th e n a t u r e o f th e w i t h h e l d d o c u m e n t s , co m m u n i c a t i o n s , o r t a n g i b l e th i n g s in a m a n n e r th a t , w i t h o u t rev e a l i n g in f o r m a t i o n itself p r i v i l e g e d o r p r o t e c t e d , w i l l en a b l e th e parties to assess th e claim . ( B ) In f o r m a t i o n Pro d u c e d . If info r m a t i o n pro d u c e d in resp o n s e to a su b p o e n a is s u b j e c t to a claim o f p r i v i l e g e o r o f p r o t e c t i o n as trial-p r e p a r a t i o n m a t e r i a l , th e p e r s o n m a k i n g t h e claim m a y no t i f y an y p a r t y that received the info r m a t i o n of the claim an d the b a s i s fo r it. A f te r bein g no t i f ie d , a party m u s t prom p t l y retu r n , sequ e s t e r , or d e s t r o y th e sp e c i f ie d i n f o r m a t i o n an d an y co p i e s it has; m u s t no t use or d i s c l o s e the info r m a t i o n u n t i l the claim is r e s o l v e d ; m u s t tak e reason a b l e step s to retriev e th e in f o r m a t i o n if th e p a r t y disclo s e d it befo r e b e i n g n o t i f i e d ; an d m a y p r o m p t l y p r e s e n t th e in f o r m a t i o n to th e co u r t u n d e r seal for a d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f th e c l a i m . T h e p e r s o n w h o p r o d u c e d th e in f o r m a t i o n m u s t p r e s e r v e th e i n f o r m a t i o n u n t i l th e claim is reso l v e d . ( e ) C O N T E M P T. T h e issu i n g co u r t m a y h o l d in co n t e m p t a p e r s o n w h o , h a v i n g b e e n serv e d , fails w i t h o u t a d e q u a t e ex c u s e to o b e y th e su b p o e n a . A n o n p a r t y 's failu r e to o b e y m u s t b e e x c u s e d if th e s u b p o e n a p u r p o r t s to req u i r e th e n o n p a r t y to atten d o r p r o d u c e at a p l a c e o u t s i d e th e lim i t s o f R u le 4 5 ( c ) ( 3 ) ( A ) ( ii) .

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