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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

JUAN JAIMES,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. HERRERA, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01884 LJO DLB PC

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

REQUEST TO DEPOSE PLAINTIFF BY 

VIDEOCONFERENCE

[ECF No. 60]

Plaintiff Juan Jaimes, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this 

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on November 21, 2013. 

On April 25, 2016, Defendants filed a motion seeking leave to conduct Plaintiff’s 

deposition by videoconference. Pursuant to the discovery and scheduling order filed on January 

29, 2016, Defendants were granted leave to depose Plaintiff as long as the notice of deposition is 

served fifteen days before the deposition. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2)(B). Defendants now seek 

leave to depose Plaintiff by videoconference due to budgetary considerations. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

30(b)(4). Defendants’ counsel is located in Sacramento, California while Plaintiff is incarcerated 

approximately seven hours away in Crescent City, California.

The Court has the discretion to permit a deposition by remote means. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

30(b)(4). In this case, the Court finds deposition by videoconference to be reasonable and 

appropriate under the circumstances.

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Accordingly, Defendants’ motion for leave to depose Plaintiff by videoconference, filed 

on April 25, 2016, is HEREBY GRANTED. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(4).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 27, 2016 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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