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Parties Involved:
Dante Love
Plaintiff
Eilya Modhaddam
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANTE LOVE,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-09-1086 WBS GGH P

vs.

EILYA MODHADDAM,

ORDER

Defendants.

 /

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 19, 2010, plaintiff filed a motion to compel seeking the

court to order defendants to provide plaintiff with a copy of his deposition. The court denied this

motion noting that a deposition must be obtained from the officer before whom the deposition is

taken. Plaintiff has filed a new motion requesting the court to pay $158.75 for plaintiff to obtain

the deposition or for the court to order the reporting company to waive their fee. 

As the court previously stated, there is no provision under the Federal Rules or the

Local Rules for free copies of deposition transcripts. The expenditure of public funds on behalf

of an indigent litigant is proper only when authorized by Congress. See Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d

210 (9th Cir. 1989) (citations omitted). The in forma pauperis statute does not authorize the

expenditure of public funds for the purpose sought by plaintiff. Nor has plaintiff ever

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satisfactorily explained why he needs a copy of his own deposition other than a general statement

that it will aid him in preparation for discovery and trial. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s August 3, 2010 motion,

(Doc. 41) is denied.

DATED: August 23, 2010 

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH: AB

love1086.ord

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