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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHNATHAN HILL,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

J. CLARK, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:13-cv-00386-LJO-GSA-PC

 

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS= 

REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO TAKE 

PLAINTIFF’S DEPOSITION BY 

VIDEOCONFERENCE 

(Doc. 29.)

Johnathan Hill ("Plaintiff") is a prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. This action now proceeds with Plaintiff's original Complaint, filed 

on March 18, 2013, against defendant C/O J. Clark for use of excessive force in violation of the 

Eighth Amendment, and C/O A. Rivas for failure to protect Plaintiff in violation of the Eighth 

Amendment.1

This case is currently in the discovery phase, pursuant to the court’s scheduling order 

issued on June 3, 2014 (Doc. 25.) On December 30, 2014, defendants Clark and Rivas 

(“Defendants”) filed a request for leave to depose Plaintiff by videoconference. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

30(b)(4). (Doc. 26.) 

Good cause having been shown, Defendants' request is HEREBY GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

1 On January 24, 2014, the court issued an order dismissing all other claims and defendants from 

this action, based on Plaintiff’s failure to state a claim under § 1983. (Doc. 18.)

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