Chau

BACKGROUND

25 Plaintiff proceeds on his Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claim against 26 Defendant under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as screened. (See Doc. No. 31). On February 20-21, 2024, 27 Plaintiff was deposed by Defendant’s counsel, Deputy Attorney General Judith Gronna. (See 28 Doc. Nos. 56, 58). At the conclusion of the two-day deposition, Plaintiff states the stenographer asked him if he wanted a copy of the deposition transcript, and Plaintiff alleges counsel for Defendant “refuse[d] to allow” the stenographer to send Plaintiff a copy. (Id. at 2). In the Opposition, Defense Counsel disputes this characterization of events. She states: Following the conclusion of Plaintiff’s deposition on February 21, 2024, and after the record had been closed, Ms. Glover inquired as to how she should effectuate Plaintiff’s review of the deposition transcript. Based on my understanding of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, I indicated that any request to review the transcript should have been made by Plaintiff on the record before his deposition ended. Ms. Glover did not advise Plaintiff that he was…