Lopez v. Schwarzenneger

Filing 105

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 10/24/2011 DENYING dfts' 104 motion to conduct pltf's deposition by way of video-conferencing from CSP-Corcoran. (Yin, K)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANDREW RICK LOPEZ,

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Plaintiff,

No. CIV S-09-1760 MCE GGH P

vs.

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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER
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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §

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1983. Pending before the court is defendants’ motion to take plaintiff’s deposition by way of

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video conferencing from Corcoran State Prison in order to save the costs of defendants’

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counsel’s travel expenses and because the CDCR,1 for its part, is currently under stringent

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financial constraints limiting travel expenditures. Unfortunately, however, court staff has been

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informed that Corcoran’s video conferencing system is now broken and must have repairs to

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become functional. Moreover, there is evidently no money available at this time, due to the

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CDCR budget constraints referenced by defendants, to make the requisite repairs. Therefore,

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there appears to be no alternative for defendants’ counsel for the taking of plaintiff’s deposition

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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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other than to travel to the institution of his incarceration.

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that defendants’ motion to conduct plaintiff’s

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deposition by way of video-conferencing from Corcoran State Prison, filed on October 21, 2011

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(docket # 104), must be denied.

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DATED: October 24, 2011

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/s/ Gregory G. Hollows
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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