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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

BYRON L. SCOTT,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-2586 LKK GGH P

vs.

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion to compel filed July 17, 2006. 

Plaintiff requests that defendants be ordered to provide him with a copy of his deposition

transcript. Plaintiff also requests that defendants be ordered to pay sanctions. On July 28, 2006,

defendants filed an opposition to plaintiff’s motion.

An indigent, imprisoned inmate must bear his own costs in litigation. Rivera v.

DiSabato, 962 F. Supp. 38, 40 (D.N.J. 1997) (court cannot compel opposing party to provide

deposition transcript to indigent defendant); cf. Tabron v. Grace, 6 F.3d 147, 158-59 (3d Cir.

1993)(finding no abuse of discretion because there is no authorization for the court to commit

federal money to provide indigent litigants with copies of deposition transcripts). Accordingly,

plaintiff’s motion to compel is denied. Plaintiff’s request for sanctions is without merit. 

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On July 14, 2006, plaintiff filed a request to exceed the limit of 25 interrogatories

per party set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(a). Plaintiff has not shown good cause to exceed this

limit.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s July 14, 2006, request to exceed the limit of 25 interrogatories per

party is denied;

2. Plaintiff’s July 17, 2006, motion to compel and request for sanctions is denied.

DATED: 8/2/06

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

 GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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sc2586.com

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