Fanaro
Fanaro v. County of Contra Costa
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JEARHAMEL JORDAN FANARO, Case No. 3:19-cv-03247-WHO
Plaintiff,
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER ON
v. SANCTIONS
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 132 Defendants.
12 INTRODUCTION Three days ago, I entered an order regarding plaintiff Jearhamel Fanaro’s motion for sanctions arising from the deposition of pro se defendant Thomas Leon, who is currently incarcerated in Pelican Bay State Prison (“Pelican Bay”), a facility administered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). Order on Motions for Sanctions (“Prior Order”) [Dkt. No. 148]. At that deposition, Leon invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in response to every question. Eventually, the deposition was cut short when a correctional officer suggested Leon could end the deposition after half-an-hour and Leon did so. Fanaro moved to sanction Leon and CDCR for interfering with the deposition. See Motion for 22 …