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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRED A. CLARK, PH.D., No. CIV.S-05-2187 GEB DAD PS

et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. ORDER

AMAZON.COM, et al.,

Defendants.

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Pursuant to the court’s order shortening time, this matter

came before the court on September 1, 2005, for hearing on defendants

Amazon.com, Amazon.fr, Amazon.co.uk and Waldenbooks.com’s “motion to

quash deposition notices.” Vanessa S. Power appeared on behalf of

defendants. Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, appeared on his own

behalf.

Having considered all written materials submitted in

connection with the motion, and after hearing oral argument from the

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parties, for the reasons set forth on the record, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ motion to quash is granted.

2. A protective order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 26(c) is entered relieving the following individuals from

appearing at their noticed depositions: Jeffrey Bezos, Rick Dalzell,

Mark Peek, Tom Szkutak, Michelle Wilson and Kal Raman. 

3. This protective order is entered without prejudice to

plaintiff re-noticing depositions as may be appropriate following a

good faith effort to discover evidence relevant to his claims by

using the more convenient, less burdensome and less expensive

discovery methods discussed at the hearing.

DATED: September 1, 2006.

DAD:th

ddad1\orders.prose\clark2187.oah.090106

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