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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIAN JOSEPH STOLTIE,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-1479 MCE JFM P

vs.

ANA SOARES, M.D., et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights complaint

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 5, 2008, plaintiff filed a motion for court order in

which he asked the court to allow him to use a tape recorder in a deposition instead of a court

reporter, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30. Defendants oppose the motion.

Rule 30(b)(3) reads, in pertinent part, as follows:

(3) Method of Recording.

(A) Method Stated in the Notice. The party who notices the

deposition must state in the notice the method for recording the

testimony. Unless the court orders otherwise, testimony may be

recorded by audio, audiovisual, or stenographic means. The

noticing party bears the recording costs. Any party may arrange to

transcribe a deposition.

(B) Additional Method. With prior notice to the deponent and other

parties, any party may designate another method for recording the

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testimony in addition to that specified in the original notice. That

party bears the expense of the additional record or transcript unless

the court orders otherwise.

Id. However, Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(5)(A) states that “[u]nless the parties stipulate otherwise, a

deposition must be conducted before an officer appointed or designated under Rule 28. Plaintiff

is not authorized under Fed. R. Civ. P. 28 to serve as an officer authorized to administer oaths. 

Id. Plaintiff’s motion to record the deposition rather than employ a court reporter will be denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s March 5, 2008 motion is

denied.

DATED: March 14, 2008.

/001; stol1479.dep

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