Padilla v. Beard

Full title: JERMAINE PADILLA, Plaintiff, v. JEFFREY BEARD, Defendant.

Court: United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California

Date published: Oct 19, 2015

2:14-cv-1118 KJM CKD (E.D. Cal. Oct. 19, 2015)

Opinion

JERMAINE PADILLA, Plaintiff, v. JEFFREY BEARD, Defendant. No. 2:14-cv-1118 KJM CKD United States District Court, E.D. California. October 19, 2015

          ORDER

          CAROLYN K. DELANEY, Magistrate Judge.

         This matter came on for an informal discovery conference regarding defendant Beard's motion for protective order. Lori Rifkin appeared telephonically for plaintiff. Diana Esquivel appeared telephonically for defendants. Upon review of the joint letter brief, upon hearing the arguments of counsel, and good cause appearing therefor, THE COURT FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

The motion for protective order (ECF No. 51) is denied. Defendant Beard shall submit to a deposition no later than October 20, 2015, absent stipulation of the parties to a later date. The court declines to limit the scope or duration of the deposition but reminds the parties that the court is available by telephone to resolve disputes arising during the deposition.