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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ESTHER B. GRANT, 

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN E. POTTER, POSTMASTER

GENERAL, USPS,

Defendants. ___________________________________

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Case No.: C 05-04983 PVT

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO RECORD DEPOSITION

TESTIMONY BY VOICE RECORDER

AND VIDEOTAPE

On April 24, 2008, plaintiff Esther B. Grant filed a motion to record deposition testimony by

voice recorder and videotape. Pursuant to an order entered on April 28, 2008, defendant John E.

Potter, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, filed his response on May 2, 2008.

Defendant Potter reports that plaintiff Grant has agreed to engage a court reporter for at least

two proposed depositions of local Postal Service employees. In addition, defendant Potter

anticipates that plaintiff Grant will engage a court reporter for another proposed deposition of a

person most knowledgeable. Following a meet and confer among the parties, plaintiff Grant has

requested that one proposed deposition of a third local postal employee be recorded by voice

recorder and/or videotape. Defendant also requests that in the event plaintiff engages a court

reporter for the depositions that certified written transcripts be considered the official versions of the

depositions. Assuming there are no other depositions than those specified above, defendant does not

otherwise object to plaintiff’s request. Accordingly,

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1 The holding of this court is limited to the facts and particular circumstances underlying the present motion.

ORDER, page 2

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT plaintiff’s motion to videotape and record at least one

deposition of a local postal employee is granted. 1

 Defendant’s request that the certified written

transcripts of plaintiff’s depositions constitute the official version of the depositions is also granted. 

Dated: May 5, 2008

 

PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER, page 3

Copies of this order were mailed on April 28, 2008 to the following:

Esther B. Grant

33 Clifton Avenue

Los Gatos, CA 95030-6805

____________EHP_________________

 Chambers of U.S. Magistrate Judge 

Patricia V. Trumbull

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