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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNEST LEE VADEN, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR ROBERT L MAYES, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:19-cv-2216 TLN CKD P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a California prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil action. Plaintiff asks that 

the court order officials at plaintiff’s prison to arrange non-party video depositions. The court 

does not have the authority to do this at this point. However, the court expects that officials at 

plaintiff’s prison will assist plaintiff with and provide plaintiff with a means for conducting video 

depositions. Plaintiff asks that the court issue seven subpoenas which plaintiff intends to serve 

upon employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Good cause 

appearing, the court will order the Clerk of the Court to issue seven subpoenas and send them to 

plaintiff. 

Plaintiff has requested an extension of time to conduct discovery. The court will extend 

the discovery deadline to July 1, 2022, so that plaintiff may conduct his depositions before the 

close of discovery. The parties are reminded that any motion to compel must be filed before the 

discovery deadline. The court will also extend the pretrial motion deadline to October 1, 2022. 

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This order does not authorize plaintiff conducting any further discovery other than the video 

depositions described above. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s request that the court order officials at his prison to arrange video 

depositions for plaintiff (ECF No. 82) is denied. Plaintiff and defendants are advised, however, 

that the court expects that officials at plaintiff’s prison will assist plaintiff with conducting video 

depositions and provide plaintiff with access to a means for conducting video depositions, i.e. a 

computer.

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to issue 7 subpoenas and send them to plaintiff with 

this order. 

3. Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time (ECF No. 83) is granted. The deadline for 

discovery is continued to July 1, 2022, so that plaintiff may conduct video depositions before the 

close of discovery. The deadline for filing pretrial motions is continued to October 1, 2022. 

Dated: April 13, 2022

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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