Poole et al v. Behrens et al

Filing 189

ORDER - The Motion for leave to depose Bryan S. Behrens 165 is granted. Plaintiffs and Defendant Sunset Financial Services Inc. are granted leave of this court to depose Bryan S. Behrens as set forth in this order. Ordered by Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett. (KBJ) Modified on 5/20/2011 to edit a typo (KBJ).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
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) CASE NO. 8:08-CV-00335-LSC-FG3
Plaintiff,
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vs.
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SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES,
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INC., AND BRYAN S. BEHRENS,
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Defendants.
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MARLIN LUSTGRAAF,

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JEAN (J.P.) POOLE & DEE POOLE,
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TRUSTEES OF THE POOLE FAMILY ) CASE NO. 8:08-CV-00399-LSC-FG3
TRUST,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES,
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INC., AND BRYAN S. BEHRENS,
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Defendants.
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_____________________________________ )
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) CASE NO. 8:08-CV-00436-LSC-FG3
Plaintiff,
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vs.
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SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES,
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INC., AND BRYAN S. BEHRENS,
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Defendants.
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MILO VACANTI,

WILLIAM GREEN AND JOANN
GREEN,

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Plaintiffs,
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) CASE NO. 8:09-CV-00013-LSC-FG3
vs.
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SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES,
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INC., AND BRYAN S. BEHRENS,
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Defendants.
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_____________________________________ )
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) CASE NO. 8:09-CV-00044-LSC-FG3
Plaintiff,
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vs.
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SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES,
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INC., AND BRYAN S. BEHRENS,
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Defendants.
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MILO VACANTI,

ORDER
This matter is before the court on the motion of Plaintiffs for leave to depose
Bryan S. Behrens (Inmate Register No. 22932-047), a federal prisoner, who is in the
custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and is serving a term of incarceration at
the Federal Correctional Institution in Terra Haute, Indiana; and for an order
directing the Warden of the Federal Correctional Institution in Terra Haute to
produce Mr. Behrens for deposition by Plaintiffs at a date and time to be
determined after consultation with the appropriate personnel of the Federal Bureau
of Prisons, consultation among counsel for the parties, and a conference with the
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court if necessary. (Filing 166, Case No. 8:08-CV-00335; Filing 165, Case No. 8:08CV-00399; Filing 156, Case No. 8:08-CV-00436; Filing 118, Case No. 8:09-CV-00013;
and Filing 83, Case No. 8:09-CV-00044.)

The court, being fully advised in the

premises, finds that Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to Depose Federal Prisoner should
be granted.
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs and Defendant Sunset Financial Services
Inc. are granted leave of this court to depose Bryan S. Behrens. The Warden of the
Federal Correctional Institution in Terra Haute shall produce Bryan S. Behrens for
deposition by Plaintiffs and by Defendant Sunset Financial Services Inc. at the
Federal Correctional Institution in Terra Haute at a date and time to be determined
after consultation with the appropriate personnel of the Federal Bureau of Prisons
and consultation among counsel for the parties.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deposition(s) shall not be limited to the
seven hour or one day periods referenced in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
30(d)(1).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ and Sunset Financial Services
Inc.’s deposition(s) of Bryan S. Behrens shall be taken for use at trial and for all
purposes permitted under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, shall be recorded by
stenographic means, and may be videotaped.

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DATED May 20, 2011.
BY THE COURT
S/ F.A. Gossett, III
United States Magistrate Judge

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