Claiborne v. Blauser et al

Filing 69

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 10/22/2012 DENYING plaintiff's 62 motion. (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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DENNIS G. CLAIBORNE,
Plaintiff,

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vs.

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No. 2:10-cv-2427 LKK EFB P

BLAUSER, et al.,
ORDER
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. This order concerns plaintiff’s request “that the court require the Deputy

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Attorney General to provide plaintiff a full copy of the deposition,” which defendants oppose.

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Dckt. No. 62, 67. The officer before whom a deposition is taken must retain stenographic notes

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of the proceedings. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(f)(3). “When paid reasonable charges, the officer must

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furnish a copy of the transcript . . . to any party or deponent.” Id. Thus, after plaintiff pays for a

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copy of his deposition transcript, he may then obtain it from the officer before whom the

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deposition was taken. Plaintiff cites to no authority suggesting defendants should instead, be

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forced to bear this cost.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s October 4, 2012 motion (Dckt.

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No. 62) is denied.

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DATED: October 22, 2012.

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