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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEREMY JONES, 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

DR. CHEN, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 1:11-cv-01762-MJS (PC)

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR DEPOSITION HEARING TO 

CONDUCT DISCOVERY

(ECF No. 43)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner incarcerated at the California Substance Abuse and 

Treatment Facility at Corcoran, California (“CSATF”) proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter proceeds on 

claims of medical indifference and retaliation against Defendant Chen and is in the 

discovery phase. The deadline to complete discovery is March 10, 2014. 

Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for a Deposition Hearing to Conduct Discovery. 

Plaintiff wants the Court to set a hearing for the parties to conduct depositions and other 

discovery including third party discovery. 

No procedure exists for Plaintiff to gain the relief he seeks here. 

As Plaintiff previously was advised: discovery requests are to be served by the

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parties pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5, 20, 26-36, and Local Rule 135; they 

are to be filed when required by Local Rules 250.2, 250.3, and 250.4; and discovery 

motions not compliant with applicable rules, procedures and requirements will be stricken. 

(See Order, ECF No. 28, at ¶¶ 1-5.) The instant Motion does not meet any of the 

requirements. If Plaintiff desires to request or respond to discovery, he must do so 

consistent with the foregoing. The Court can not set a hearing for Plaintiff to conduct and 

respond to discovery. 

If Plaintiff’s objective is to depose parties and/or non-parties, he is responsible for 

the full cost of a deposition including arranging for and compensating a court reporter, and 

paying for a transcript of the deposition. Plaintiff also is responsible for arranging service of 

any required deposition subpoena for non-parties (see Fed. R. Civ. P. 45), and costs 

thereof. 28 U.S.C. 1915(d). An oral deposition must be conducted in compliance with Rule 

30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

If, after reviewing the Rules, Plaintiff believes he is able to depose parties and/or 

non-parties in compliance with the Rules, including bearing the costs and fees thereof, 

Plaintiff shall notify the Court and make a showing, under penalty of perjury, that he is able 

to pay the costs and fees and is willing to serve any necessary deposition subpoena and 

retain an officer to record the transcript and prepare the record. At that juncture, the Court 

will determine what course of action is needed to facilitate such deposition.

Accordingly, for the reasons stated, it is HEREBY ORDERED THAT Plaintiff’s 

Motion for a Deposition Hearing to Conduct Discovery (ECF No. 43) shall be STRICKEN 

from the record. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 12, 2014 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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