O'Connor v. Perez et al

Filing 117

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 11/05/20 GRANTING 116 Motion for extension of time. Defendants have until 10, 2020 to take plaintiffs deposition. The deadline for filing dispositive pre-trial motions is continued to February 26, 2020. In all other respects, the courts November 6, 2019 Discovery and Scheduling Order remains the same. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GLENN O’CONNOR,

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No. 2:18-cv-1057 DB P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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W. PEREZ, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §

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1983. Plaintiff claims defendants violated his Eighth Amendment rights. Presently before the

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court is defendants’ November 3, 2020 motion for an extension of time. (ECF No. 116.)
Defendants have previously sought and obtained extensions of time to take plaintiff’s

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deposition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (ECF Nos. 83, 84, 90, 91, 104, 106.) The current

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deadline to take plaintiff’s deposition is November 5, 2020. In the instant motion, counsel for

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defendants indicate that they have arranged to take plaintiff’s deposition by video on December 7,

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2020. (ECF No. 116 at 5.) Counsel further stated that December 7, 2020 is the earliest possible

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date available at the institution where plaintiff is presently incarcerated. Good cause appearing

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the court will grant the motion.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Defendants’ motion for extension of time (ECF No. 116) is granted.

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2. Defendants have until 10, 2020 to take plaintiff’s deposition.

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3. The deadline for filing dispositive pre-trial motions is continued to February 26, 2020.

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4. In all other respects, the court’s November 6, 2019 Discovery and Scheduling Order

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remains the same.
Dated: November 5, 2020

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DLB:1/Orders/Prisoner/Civil.Rights/ocon1057.eot(D)4

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