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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

Plaintiff Tyrone Thompson is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On November 6, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion to deny the taking of his deposition. (ECF No. 

43.) Plaintiff contends that Defendants have “illegally” obtained numerous pages of unauthorized 

private information and requests the postponement of his deposition until the Court resolves his 

pending motion for sanctions relating to the discovery documents. 

Plaintiff submits that Defendants noticed his deposition to take place Tuesday, November 10, 

2015 at 9:00 a.m. at the California Medical Facility. (ECF No. 43, Ex. 1.) Although on October 15, 

2015, Plaintiff filed a motion for contempt of court and sanctions against defense counsel (ECF No. 

35), defense counsel moved to strike the motion which was denied and has now filed a motion for 

reconsideration of such ruling. (ECF No. 38, 40, 42.) Thus, defense counsel has not yet been heard 

on Plaintiff’s pending motion for contempt of court and sanctions. 

TYRONE THOMPSON,

 Plaintiff,

v.

VIDURRIA, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01896-LJO-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

TO DENY DEPOSITION

[ECF No. 43]

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Plaintiff is advised that the failure to attend a properly noticed deposition may result in an 

order requiring Plaintiff to pay Defendants the reasonable expenses for attending the deposition, 

including attorney’s fees. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(g). Plaintiff may also be sanctioned for failing to attend 

a properly noticed deposition. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(d). Sanctions may include an order dismissing this 

action. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2)(A)(v). Plaintiff may not delay the deposition by citing to the 

pendency of his motion for contempt of court and sanctions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 9, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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