Aaron v. Tyluki et al

Filing 54

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S 51 Motion to Appoint Court Reporter to be Present. Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen. (Ciesla, C)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
JEFFREY AARON, #275291,
CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-14866
Plaintiff,
DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN CORBETT O’MEARA
v.
MAGISTRATE JUDGE R. STEVEN WHALEN
JOHN TYLUKI, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiff Jeffrey Aaron’s Motion to Appoint Court Reporter to
be Present to take Depositions of Defendants John Tyluki and Dean Dyer [Doc. #51].
Plaintiff is a prison inmate who is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis (“IFP”)
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1).
Under § 1915(a)(1), the Court may waive certain fees associated with litigation,
but the statute does not authorize the Court to provide discovery costs or to require
defendants to pay plaintiff's discovery costs. Such costs of litigation are to be borne by an
indigent party. See Vartinelli v. Caruso, 2008 WL 4056316, *2 (E.D.Mich. 2008), citing
Johnson v. Hubbard, 698 F.2d 286, 289 (6th Cir.1983) (holding that there is no
constitutional or statutory requirement to waive an indigent prisoner plaintiff's costs of
discovery); Smith v. Yarrow, 78 Fed.Appx. 529, 544 (6th Cir.2003).
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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion [Doc. #51] is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/R. Steven Whalen
R. STEVEN WHALEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Dated: April 7, 2015

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record on
April 7, 2015, electronically and/or by U.S. mail.
s/Carolyn M. Ciesla
Case Manager

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