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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TROAS V. BARNETT,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARTIN GAMBOA, ANGEL DURAN, 

and MANUEL TORRES,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-cv–01022-BAM PC

ORDER ADDRESSING MOTION FOR TWOWAY AUDIO/COMMUNICATION

(ECF No. 233)

ORDER VACATING ORDER DIRECTING

DEFENDANTS TO ARRANGE FOR

TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR THE

DEAF FOR THE JANUARY 15, 2013 HEARING

(ECF No. 221)

A telephonic motion in limine hearing is set for January 15, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom

8 in this action. As Plaintiff indicated that he uses a hearing aid and that he experienced some

difficulty hearing during the October 11, 2012, telephonic hearing, the Court ordered Defendants to

make arrangements with the litigation coordinator at Kern Valley State Prison for Plaintiff to use a

telecommunications device for the deaf during the January 15, 2013, hearing. (ECF No. 221.) 

On January 2, 2013, Plaintiff filed the present motion requesting that a speaker phone be

made available for the motion in limine hearing. (ECF No. 233.) Plaintiff explains that while he

did experience some difficulty with the tube in his right hearing aid at the October 11, 2012 pre-trial

hearing, he has since cleared the tube and both of his hearing aids are working at full capacity. 

Plaintiff reports that he is able to hear auditory conversations at a normal range and is capable of

understanding conversations on a phone with a speaker and volume control. Plaintiff further

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indicates that he does not require a telecommunications device for the deaf and instead requests that

Defendants “make available a means for two way audio communication transmission via speaker

phone” at the motion in limine hearing. 

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. The Court’s December 21, 2012 order directing Defendants to arrange for a

telecommunications device for the deaf at the January 15, 2013 hearing is

VACATED; and

2. Plaintiff’s request for two-way audio communication is GRANTED. Defendants are

DIRECTED to arrange for a speaker phone for Plaintiff to use during the motion in

limine hearing set for January 15, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 7, 2013 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

10c20k UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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