Pierron v. Lafourche Parish Detention Center et al
Filing
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ORDER AND REASONS re 28 Motion for Discovery. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael North on 9/16/2016. (bwn)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
TREISTON MICHAEL PIERRON
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
NUMBER: 16-01746
L.P.D.C., ET AL.
SECTION: “H”(5)
ORDER AND REASONS
Presently before the Court is an undenominated filing from Plaintiff which was
docketed as a motion to compel discovery. (Rec. doc. 28). In that filing, Plaintiff first asks
that the Court subpoena certain video footage from the correctional facility where he was
previously housed. Inasmuch as no hearing or trial dates have been scheduled in this matter,
Plaintiff’s request is denied as premature. Schildkraut v. Bally’s Casino New Orleans, L.L.C.,
No. 04-CV-0366, 2004 WL 1558796 at *1 (E.D. La. July 9, 2004). Otherwise, Plaintiff is not
precluded from availing himself of the applicable provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure relative to the production of documents and things.
Next, Plaintiff questions whether the Defendants deny or agree with certain
allegations that are set forth in his complaint. Once again, Plaintiff is not precluded from
availing himself of the provision of the Federal Rules relative to requests for admissions in
an attempt to have his various queries addressed and answered.
Finally, Plaintiff requests that a hearing be scheduled regarding the order of
depositions of three inmate witnesses that he apparently desires to take. Under Rule
30(a)(2)(B), Fed. R. Civ. P., a party must obtain leave of court prior to taking the deposition
of a deponent who is confined in prison. As Plaintiff does not provide the Court with the
present locations and intended testimony of the three inmates that he identifies, leave to
depose them is denied at this time. See Jones v. Johnson, No. 09-CV-3666, 2010 WL 3923163
at *3 (E.D. La. Sept. 27, 2010)(leave denied where, inter alia, no showing is made that the
testimony of the potential deponents was relevant).
Given that Plaintiff would be
responsible for the costs associated with the depositions that he contemplates, Pedraza v.
Jones, 71 F.3d 194, 196 (5th Cir. 1995), he may wish to consider using less costly discovery
devices such as depositions by written questions but only after first obtaining leave of Court
as required by Rule 31(a)(2)(B).
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 16th day of
September
, 2016.
MICHAEL B. NORTH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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