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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 

MIKKOS GOODMAN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:13-cv-538-MCE-KJN 

ORDER 

 On October 21, 2014, defendants filed a motion for leave of court to take the deposition of 

plaintiff Mikkos Goodman in Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail, accompanied by an application 

for an order shortening time to hear the motion. (ECF Nos. 21, 22.) Having reviewed the 

materials in support of the motion and application, and good cause having been shown, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The application for an order shortening time (ECF No. 21) is granted on the terms 

outlined below. 

2. The parties are ordered to promptly meet and confer regarding plaintiff’s deposition at 

the Santa Rita Jail. The parties shall also contact the Santa Rita jail to inquire 

regarding potentially available dates and times for plaintiff’s deposition that would 

minimize disruptions to the orderly operations of the facility, assuming that a court 

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order permitting the deposition were granted. 

3. No later than Monday October 27, 2014, at 5:00 p.m., the parties shall file a 

stipulation and proposed order setting plaintiff’s deposition at the Santa Rita Jail for a 

date and time prior to the November 14, 2014 discovery cut-off date.1 Alternatively, 

in the event that plaintiff opposes the motion for leave to conduct the deposition, 

plaintiff shall file its opposition to the motion no later than Monday October 27, 2014, 

at 5:00 p.m. 

4. After reviewing the parties’ submissions, the court will schedule oral argument only if 

deemed necessary. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 21, 2014 

 

 

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 If the Santa Rita Jail is unable to provide a specific date(s) prior to receiving a court order, the 

parties may agree to multiple potential dates, subject to final confirmation with the jail. 

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