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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES HOUFF,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF SACRAMENTO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:22-cv-01150-MCE-JDP

ORDER AFTER HEARING

This case was before the court on October 3, 2024, for hearing on defendants County of 

Sacramento, Jim Spurgeon, and Michael Daniels’s (“moving defendants”) motion to compel 

third-party Andrew Keegans to appear for a deposition and for monetary sanctions. ECF No. 56. 

Attorney Megan Boelter appeared on behalf of the moving defendants; attorney Lee Roistacher 

appeared on behalf of defendants Brian Ellis; and Benjamin Nisenbaum appeared on behalf of 

plaintiffs. Mr. Keegans did not appear. 

For the reasons stated on the record, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ motion to compel, ECF No. 56, is granted.

2. Andrew Keegans is ordered to appear for his deposition on October 29, 2024, at 1:00 

p.m. via Zoom.

3. Defense counsel shall provide Mr. Keegans with the Zoom login information at least 

seven days prior to the deposition.

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4. Mr. Keegans shall pay $3,654.75 to defendants County of Sacramento, Spurgeon, and 

Michael Daniels for the reasonable expenses they incurred in connection with the depositions he 

failed to attend and bringing their motion to compel.

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5. Defendants shall serve Mr. Keegans with a copy of this order and a notice of 

deposition by no later than October 11, 2024.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 10, 2024 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 At the hearing, the court instructed defense counsel to submit a proposed order and an 

updated declaration that includes all expenses defendants incurred in connection with the two 

unsuccessful attempts to depose Mr. Keegans and in bringing the instant motion. Defendants 

submitted a proposed order, which asks that they be awarded $4,304.75 in fees and costs. ECF 

No. 61. The record indicates defendants incurred $704.75 in videographer and court reporter 

costs, which is reasonable and therefore awarded. ECF No. 56-2 at 4, 77. Counsel’s billing 

records show that attorney Megan Boelter spent 11.8 hours, at an hourly rate of $250, preparing 

for and attending Mr. Keegans’s September 3, 2024 deposition and drafting and litigating the 

instant motion, for a total amount of $2,950. ECF No. 61-1 at 2, 9-14. Both Ms. Boelter’s hourly 

rate and the time she spent in connection with this matter are reasonable. However, this evidence 

demonstrates that defendants are entitled to $3,654.75, not the higher amount reflected in their 

proposed order.

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