(PC) Cox v. Krpin et al

Filing 44

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 09/08/2021 GRANTING 43 Ex Parte Application. Defendant is permitted to take plaintiff's deposition via a fully remote video conference. Such deposition testimony shall be admissible to the same extent as if the deposition were taken in person. (Rodriguez, E)

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Case 2:18-cv-02523-TLN-DB Document 44 Filed 09/09/21 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERNEST LEE COX, JR., 12 No. 2:18-cv-02523 TLN DB P Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 JOHN KRPIN, 15 ORDER Defendant. 16 17 Defendant has requested permission to conduct a deposition of the plaintiff by remote 18 means pursuant to Rule 30(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 43.) 19 Defendant makes this request as the COVID-19 pandemic has “restricted the availability of court 20 reporters.” (Id. at 2.) Defendant also states that counsel for the defendants seeks to minimize his 21 risk of exposure. (Id.) 22 //// 23 //// 24 //// 25 //// 26 //// 27 //// 28 //// 1 Case 2:18-cv-02523-TLN-DB Document 44 Filed 09/09/21 Page 2 of 2 1 Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants’ application (ECF No. 2 43) is granted. Defendant is permitted to take plaintiff’s deposition via a fully remote video 3 conference. Such deposition testimony shall be admissible to the same extent as if the deposition 4 were taken in person. 5 Dated: September 8, 2021 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DB:14 DB/DB Prisoner Inbox/Civil Rights/R/cox2523.remote_depo 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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