Opinion
2:18-cv-02523 TLN DB P
09-08-2021
ERNEST LEE COX, JR., Plaintiff, v. JOHN KRPIN, Defendant.
ORDER
DEBORAH BARNES UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Defendant has requested permission to conduct a deposition of the plaintiff by remote means pursuant to Rule 30(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 43.) Defendant makes this request as the COVID-19 pandemic has “restricted the availability of court reporters.” (Id. at 2.) Defendant also states that counsel for the defendants seeks to minimize his risk of exposure. (Id.)
Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants' application (ECF No. 43) is granted. Defendant is permitted to take plaintiff's deposition via a fully remote video conference. Such deposition testimony shall be admissible to the same extent as if the deposition were taken in person.