Drake v. Jones et al

Filing 96

ORDER denying 94 Motion for Depositions. Signed by Honorable Joseph F Anderson, Jr on 05/13/2010.(bshr, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT D IS T R IC T OF SOUTH CAROLINA

H o b a rt P. Drake,

) ) P l a in tif f , ) v. ) ) S g t. Scott Jones; Sgt. Brian Taylor; ) O ff icer Natasha Alston; Officer Harry ) P e re z ; Two Officers as John Doe, et al.; ) o f f ic ia l and individual capacity, ) ) D e f e n d a n ts . ) _________________________________ )

C /A No. 6:09-908-JFA-WMC

ORDER

T h e plaintiff has moved for an order allowing a deposition to be conducted of himself. T h e court is constrained to deny the motion. The only party with standing to request a d e p o sitio n of the plaintiff in order to gain information about the lawsuit is the defendant. T h e plaintiff does not need to take his own deposition to learn information necessary to p re p a re for trial. Accordingly, since the defendant has not requested a deposition, the p la in tif f 's request is denied. IT IS SO ORDERED.

M ay 13, 2010 C o lu m b ia , South Carolina

J o s e p h F. Anderson, Jr. U n ite d States District Judge