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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

MICHAEL HOLTSINGER

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-03-0732 MCE CMK P

vs.

J.M. BRIDLE, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil

rights action seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the court is plaintiff’s

motion for the court to pay for plaintiff to obtain a copy of the transcript from his March 10, 2005

deposition, or in the alternative, to direct defendants to provide plaintiff with a copy. Plaintiff

requests a copy of the transcript to “review...prior to the certification of the transcripts.” 

Under the circumstances of this motion, plaintiff is not entitled to a copy of the

reporter’s transcript at either the public’s or the defendants’ expense. See, e.g., 28 U.S.C. § 753

(pro se litigant proceeding in forma pauperis is entitled to production of transcript if trial judge or

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circuit judge determines that appeal is not frivolous); 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (permitting court to

waive payment of its own costs, but not empowering the court to order any affirmative

expenditure of funds for plaintiff). 

IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for transcripts is denied. 

DATED: April 22, 2005

/s/ CRAIG M. KELLISON 

Craig M. Kellison

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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