Clark v. McGuire et al

Filing 26

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 9/25/13 denying 25 Motion for transcript. (Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LOUREECE CLARK,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2: 12-cv-2159 LKK KJN P

v.

ORDER

THOMAS McGUIRE, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis, with a civil

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rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s September 13,

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2013 motion for a copy of his deposition transcript. Plaintiff requests that the fee for the

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transcript be waived.
Although the court granted plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis, “’the expenditure

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of public funds [on behalf of an indigent inmate] is proper only when authorized by Congress.’”

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Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210, 211 (9th Cir. 1989) (quoting United States v. MacCollom, 426

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U.S. 317, 321 (1976)). The expenditure of public funds for deposition transcripts is not

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authorized by the in forma pauperis statute of any other statute. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for a transcript (ECF No.

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25) is denied.

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Dated: September 25, 2013

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cl2159.tra

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