McClure

I. INTRODUCTION

17 On October 22, 2019, Defendants Prisoner Transportation Services of America (“Prisoner 18 Transportation”) and Cleveland Wheeler (“Wheeler”) filed a motion for protective order. (Doc. 19 96.) Pursuant to Local Rule 251, the parties’ Joint Statement re Discovery Disagreement was to be 20 filed no later than November 6, 2019. See E.D. Cal. L.R. 251(c). The parties failed to file a Joint Statement by the deadline, and Plaintiffs have not filed an opposition to the motion. (See Docket.) The motion is therefore deemed unopposed. 24 Because the parties failed to file a Joint Statement, and the Court deems the matter suitable 25 for decision without oral argument, the hearing currently set for November 13, 2019, is VACATED. 26 See E.D. Cal. L.R. 251(a). 27 For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion. II. DISCUSSION 2 Plaintiff Terry McClure (“McClure”) noticed the deposition of Defendant Cleveland 3 Wheeler to take place on November 5, 2019 in Sacramento, California. (See Doc. 96 at 2.) 4 Defendants represent that Wheeler is employed and resides in Florida and is no longer employed…