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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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Request and [Proposed] Order to Depose Out of State Prisoner Plaintiff by Remote Means 

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LONGYEAR, O’DEA & LAVRA, LLP 

John A. Lavra, CSB No.: 114533 

Amanda L. McDermott, CSB No.: 253651 

Kelley S. Kern, CSB No: 221265 

3620 American River Drive, Suite 230 

Sacramento, CA 95864 

Phone: 916-974-8500 

Facsimile: 916-974-8510 

Attorneys for West Sacramento Police Department 

Sgt. J. Winger 

Officer J. Watson 

Officer R. Kinney 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

STACY PAUL HERNANDEZ, 

 Plaintiff, 

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WEST SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPT., 

et al., 

Defendant 

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Case No.: 2:12-CV-03065-AC 

REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO DEPOSE OUT OF STATE PRISONER 

PLAINTIFF BY REMOTE MEANS 

Pursuant to FRCP 30(a)(2)(B) and 30(b)(4), Defendants City of West Sacramento, Sgt. J. 

Winger, Officer J. Watson and Officer R. Kinney hereby request an order from the Court 

allowing Defendants to depose Plaintiff, STACY PAUL HERNANDEZ, by remote means, 

including videoconference, telephone, and/or teleconference. 

Plaintiff STACY PAUL HERNANDEZ is a pro per Plaintiff in the instant case. Plaintiff 

HERNANDEZ is currently incarcerated in Forrest City Medium Federal Correctional Institution, 

in Forrest City, Arkansas. Defendant, City of West Sacramento, is represented by counsel 

located in Sacramento County, California. Co-Defendants, City of Sacramento, Officer Herrera, 

Officer Duggins, and Officer Azevedo, are also represented by counsel (Sacramento City 

Attorney’s Office) located in Sacramento, California. The case is venued in the United States 

District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division. 

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 The Court’s October 28, 2013 Scheduling Order stated, “Pursuant to Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 30(a), defendants may depose plaintiff and any other witness confined in a 

prison upon condition that, at least fourteen days before such a deposition, defendants serve all 

parties with the notice required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(1).” Defendants noticed Plaintiff’s 

deposition for January 29, 2014 and served notice to all parties on January 3, 2014. Defendants 

now seek an order from the Court allowing Plaintiff’s deposition to be taken by remote means. 

 In the interest of timely completing discovery and minimizing the costs associated with 

discovery, and avoiding the need for California parties and counsel to travel to Forrest City, 

Arkansas, Defendants respectfully request an order as set forth below: 

• Defendants may depose Plaintiff STACY PAUL HERNANDEZ by remote means, 

including videoconference, telephone, teleconference and/or stenography; 

• Plaintiff STACY PAUL HERNANDEZ will be located in Forrest City, Arkansas at the 

time of his deposition, while Defendants, Defendants’ counsel and the officer 

administering the oath, will be located in Sacramento, California. 

• The testimony provided by Plaintiff STACY PAUL HERNANDEZ during his deposition 

shall carry the full weight and effect of testimony provided in person, in the presence of 

counsel and the officer administering the oath. 

Dated: January 8, 2014 LONGYEAR, O’DEA & LAVRA, LLP 

By: /s/ Kelley S. Kern KELLEY S. KERN

 

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ORDER 

It is ordered that Defendants may depose Plaintiff, STACY PAUL HERNANDEZ, by 

remote means, including videoconference, telephone, and/or teleconference. Plaintiff STACY 

PAUL HERNANDEZ will be located in Forrest City, Arkansas and all other parties to the 

deposition will be located in Sacramento, California. The testimony provided by Plaintiff 

STACY PAUL HERNANDEZ during his deposition shall carry the full weight and effect of 

testimony provided in person, in the presence of counsel and the officer administering the oath. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 8, 2014 

 

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PROOF OF SERVICE 

CASE: Hernandez v West Sacramento Police Department et al. COURT: United States District Court CASE NO.: 2:12-cv-03065-AC

 I am employed in the County of Sacramento. I am over the age of eighteen years and not 

a party to the within above-entitled action. My business address is 3620 American River Dr. Ste. 

230, Sacramento, CA 95864.

I am familiar with this office's practice whereby the mail is sealed, given the appropriate 

postage and placed in a designated mail collection area. Each day's mail is collected and 

deposited in a United States mailbox after the close of each day's business. 

 On January 8, 2014, I served the following: 

 REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO DEPOSE OUT OF STATE 

PRISONER PLAINTIFF BY REMOTE MEANS 

XX United States Mail - on all parties in said action by placing a true copy of the abovedescribed document(s) enclosed in a sealed envelope in the designated area for outgoing mail 

addressed as set forth below. 

DAVID S. WOMACK, 

Senior Deputy City Attorney 

CITY OF SACRAMENTO 

915 I Street, Room 4010 

Sacramento, CA 95814-2608 

Stacy Paul Hernandez

14824-097 

Forrest City Medium 

Federal Correctional Institution 

Inmate Mail/Parcels 

PO BOX 3000 

FORREST CITY, AR 72336 

 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this 

declaration was executed on January 8, 2014, at Sacramento, California. 

 /s/ LD Wharton

 Employee of Longyear, O’Dea & Lavra, LLP

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