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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

JOHN EDWARD MITCHELL,

Plaintiff, No. 2:09-cv-3012 JAM KJN P

vs.

J. HAVILAND, et al., 

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. On June 17, 2013, the court

denied plaintiff’s request for deposition subpoenas, and informed plaintiff of the requirements of

Rule 31 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Subsequently, plaintiff’s June 13, 2013 motion

to depose by written questions was docketed on June 17, 2013. Plaintiff’s motion was written

before the court’s June 17, 2013 order issued, and the motion does not comply with the June 17,

2013 order. Specifically, plaintiff does not discuss making arrangements for an officer to process

the questions, or indicate whether he is financially responsible for procuring an officer to

transcribe the witnesses' testimony, for notice and delivery of the questions, for filing of the

deposition, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 31, and for the payment of witness fees and mileage for each

deponent, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(b)(1). Thus, plaintiff’s motion is denied without prejudice to its

renewal.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s June 17, 2013 motion (ECF No.

78) is denied without prejudice.

DATED: July 1, 2013

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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