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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

JAMES EDWARD BOWELL, 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

A. DIAZ, et al., 

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:11-cv-01350-AWI-MJS (PC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

REQUEST TO CONDUCT PLAINTIFF’S 

DEPOSITION VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

(ECF No. 43)

Plaintiff James Edward Bowell is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action filed August 15, 2011 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This 

matter arose at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) and proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth 

Amendment failure to protect claim against Defendants Diaz and Rodriguez. (ECF No. 17.) 

The case is in the discovery phase. The deadline to complete discovery is August 2, 2014.

Before the Court is Defendants’ July 9, 2014 Request to Take Plaintiff’s Deposition 

by Videoconference pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(4). (ECF No. 43.) 

Good cause having been shown, Defendants’ Request (ECF No. 43) is HEREBY 

GRANTED, provided that nothing in this Order shall be interpreted as requiring the 

institution in which Plaintiff is housed to obtain videoconferencing equipment if it is not 

already available.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 10, 2014 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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