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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

QUINCY SIMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. CABRERA,

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:12-cv-01904-LJO-SKO (PC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S 

REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO DEPOSE 

PLAINTIFF BY VIDEOCONFERENCE AND 

EXTENDING DISCOVERY DEADLINE TO 

JANUARY 30, 2015

(Doc. 47)

Plaintiff Quincy Sims (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on November 21, 2012. This 

action for damages is proceeding against Defendant M. Cabrera (“Defendant”) for failing to 

protect Plaintiff from the threat of harm by gang members or affiliates while he was at Kern 

Valley State Prison, in violation of the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. 

A scheduling order was filed on May 13, 2014, and this action is currently in the discovery 

phase. On December 22, 2014, Defendant filed a motion seeking leave to depose Plaintiff by 

videoconference. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(4).

Good cause having been shown for the request to depose Plaintiff by videoconference, 

Defendant’s request is HEREBY GRANTED. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(4). Given the Court’s 

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unavailability to consider the request until today, the discovery deadline is extended, sua sponte,

from January 13, 2015, to January 30, 2015. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 5, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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