King

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSHUA JASON DALKE, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00534-AWI-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. ) FOR LEAVE TO CONDUCT THE DEPOSITIONS

OF DEFENDANTS

KING CLARK, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 92) Defendants. ) ) )

Plaintiff Joshua Jason Dalke is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to conduct the depositions of Defendants, filed April 15, 2021. Plaintiff is advised that permission is not required to depose Defendants in this matter. Therefore, Plaintiff’s present motion to depose Defendants is not necessary. However, Plaintiff must follow the applicable rule and bear the costs for any depositions he seeks to take in this matter, as described above. His in forma pauperis status does not entitle him to free services from the court, such as…