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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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EDMUND G. BROWN JR. 

Attorney General 

State of California 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

455 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE, SUITE 1 1 000 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94 1 02-7004 

Public: (41 5 703-5500 

Telephone: (41 5 i 703-5553 

Facsimik: (41 5) 703-5843 

E-Mail: Chris.Y omg@doj .can gov 

November 16,2007 

The Honorable Susan Illston 

United States District Court, Northern District 

United States Courthouse 

P. 0. Box 36060 

San Francisco, CA 941 02 

RE: Lemas v. Brown, et al. 

U.S. District Court, Northem Distnct of California, Case No. C 07-00958 S1 

Dear Judge Illston: 

This letter brief addresses the deposition of Plaintiff Lemas in this matter. Discovery cutoff in this case is November 30. Defendant Brown requests that this Court, under Rule 29 of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 26-2, allow Plaintiffs deposition to occur after 

the discovery cut-off date. Alternatively, Defendant requests that this Court order Plaintiff to 

appear for his noticed deposition on November 28. 

Defendant, under Local Rule 30-1, attempted to consult with Plaintiffs counsel on 

November 7 to schedule Plaintiffs deposition. Defendant proposed conducting Plaintiffs 

deposition during the week of November 26, with the exception of Monday, November 26, as 

Plaintiff has noticed five depositions to occur on that date. Plaintiff did not respond to 

Defendant's proposal. Defendant then served a Notice of Deposition on November 9, setting the 

date of the deposition for November 28. 

I then conferred with both of Plaintiffs attorneys, who state they are not available on any 

date before discovery cut-off. Mr. Singleton and Mr. Rosenfeld indicated that Mr. Rosenfeld 

would defend Plaintiffs deposition. Mr. Rosenfeld has indicated that he is available December 

17. I am willing to accommodate Mr. Rosenfeld's schedule. However, since the proposed date 

of December 17 falls after the discovery cut-off date, Defendant requests that this Court formally 

approve this request to conduct Plaintiffs deposition after discovery at-off. Defendant does not 

intend to depose any other person in this matter. 

If the Court does not approve this request to depose Plaintiff after the discovery cut-off 

date, Defendant requests that the Court order Plaintiff to appear for his deposition on the noticed 

date, November 28. On November 6, Plaintiffs counsel Gerald Singleton indicated he wished to 

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re-depose Defendant Brown after the issuance of a decision on her motion for summary judgment 

and motion to dismiss (Court Docket No. 34). Mr. Singleton suggested he was available any 

time during the week of Novaber 26. Based on that laowledge, Z suggested Plaintiffs 

deposition be scheduled for a day during that we&. After not receiving a response, I set the 

deposition for November 28, assuming that Mr. Singleton's schedule could still accommodate a 

deposition during the week of November 26. While Plaintiff has sought ten depositions in this 

case, including scheduling nine depositions during the month of November, Defendant only 

seeks to depose Plaintiff. Further, Plaintiffs attorneys have not providsd specific reasons for 

their inability to schedule Plaintiffs deposition during the discovery period. Therefore, 

Defendant has shown good cause why Plaintiff can be ordered to appear for his deposition on 

November 28. 

Sincerelv. 

CHRISTOPHER M. YOUN 

Deputy Attorney General ' 

For EDmD G. BROWN JR. 

Attorney General 

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The deposition shall proceed on 12/17/07.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Susan Illston

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