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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

Plaintiff Robin Dasenbrook (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding against 

Defendants Enenmoh, Page, Perez, and Adair for claims of negligence and deliberate indifference to a 

serious medical need in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

On April 21, 2016, Plaintiff submitted a request to the Clerk of Court for subpoenas in order to 

serve four unidentified non-party witnesses with depositions by written questions. A deposition by 

written questions must be conducted in compliance with Rule 31 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. Depositions by written questions entail more than mailing questions to the deponents and 

awaiting their written responses. The Court will direct the Clerk’s Office to send Plaintiff a copy of 

Rule 31. If, after reviewing the rule, Plaintiff believes he is able to depose the four witnesses in 

ROBIN DASENBROOK,

 Plaintiff,

v.

A. ENENMOH, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:11-cv-01884 DAD DLB PC

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR SUBPOENAS 

FOR DEPOSITION BY WRITTEN QUESTIONS 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

[ECF No. 173]

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compliance with the rule, Plaintiff shall notify the Court within thirty days and make a showing, under 

penalty of perjury, that he is able and willing to retain and compensate an officer to take responses and 

prepare the record. Fed. R. Civ. P. 31(b). At that juncture, the Court will determine what course of 

action is needed to facilitate the deposition.

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk’s Office shall send Plaintiff a copy of Rule 31 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure;

2. Plaintiff’s motion for subpoenas to depose nonparty witnesses by written questions is 

DENIED without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2016 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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