King
(PC) Dalke v. King
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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 SECOND v. ) MOTION TO TAKE DEPOSITION OF
DEFENDANTS
KING CLARK, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 127) 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 second motion to take the deposition of Defendants, filed September 13, 2021. Plaintiff seeks to take the depositions of Defendants and “maybe a couple other relevant” witnesses by written questions pursuant to the procedures set forth under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 31. As Plaintiff was previously advised, the deposition upon written questions basically works as follows: The prisoner sends out a notice of deposition that identifies (a) the deponent (i.e., the witness), (b) the…