Kernan
(PC) Drake v. Kernan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAM DRAKE, ) Case No.: 1:17-cv-01500-AWI-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR v. ) PROTECTIVE ORDER AS MOOT
) SCOTT KERNAN, et al., (ECF No. 120) ) Defendants. ) ) )
Plaintiff Sam Drake is appearing 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 a protective order, filed July 26, 2022. Plaintiff seeks to quash his videoconference deposition scheduled for July 15, 2022, until he returns to the Department of State Hospitals. (ECF No. 120.) I. LEGAL STANDARD Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), a party from whom discovery is sought may move for a protective order in the court where the action is pending. The court may, for good cause, issue an order to protect a…