Constable
(PC) Cyprian v. Constable
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 REALIOUS CYPRIAN, No. 2:19-cv-0689 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER T. CONSTABLE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, has filed a motion to compel compliance with Rule 30(f)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. ECF No. 63. For the reasons stated below, the motion will be denied. BACKGROUND On September 1, 2021, the court granted defendants’ request to take the deposition of inmate-witness Maurice Marshman via videoconference. ECF Nos. 57 (request), 58 (order). Marshman was deposed on October 22, 2021, but the deposition could not be completed due to the witness’s time constraints. ECF No. 61-1 at 1. Accordingly, the court granted defendants’ motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order to permit completion of the deposition after the close of discovery for all other purposes on October 29,…