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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

O.Z. MARTIN,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-2360 MCE CMK P

vs.

 EDWARD ALMEIDA, et al.,

Defendants.

 / ORDER

On September 6, 2006, plaintiff filed “Plaintiff’s Objections to Defendants [sic]

Notice of Taking Deposition.” (Doc. 35.) Plaintiff objects to defendants deposing him because

he cannot afford an attorney to represent him and the court refuses to appoint counsel for him in

this matter. Plaintiff appears to argue that, in light of his ongoing efforts to secure counsel and

his inability to secure such, allowing him to be deposed would violate Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 32(a)(3)(E). 

Plaintiff has no right to counsel in this civil rights action, and the court has no

authority to require an attorney to represent him in a civil rights action. See Mallard v. United

States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). Accordingly, plaintiff’s objections to being

deposed on the grounds that he is not represented by counsel are groundless. 

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IT IS ORDERED THAT Plaintiff is ordered to submit to the September 22, 2006

deposition, which has been duly and timely noticed.

DATED: September 12, 2006.

______________________________________

CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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