(PC) Marti v. Baires et al

Filing 59

ORDER GRANTING 49 & 58 Motions For Extension of Time to Show Ability to Depose Officer Couch by Written Questions, in Compliance With Order Filed October 11, 2011, and Directing Clerk's Office to Send Plaintiff a Copy of Rule 31, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 11/30/2011. Deadline to show his ability to depose Officer Couch is extended to February 2, 2012. (Attachments: # 1 Local Rule 31) (Marrujo, C)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 ALEX LAMOTA MARTI, 10 Plaintiff, 11 12 CASE NO. 1:08-cv-00653-AWI-SKO PC ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO SHOW ABILITY TO DEPOSE OFFICER COUCH BY WRITTEN QUESTIONS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER FILED OCTOBER 11, 2011, AND DIRECTING CLERK’S OFFICE TO SEND PLAINTIFF A COPY OF RULE 31 v. M. A. BAIRES, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 (Docs. 49 and 58) 15 Deadline: 02/02/2012 / 16 17 Plaintiff Alex Lamota Marti, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed 18 this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on May 9, 2008. On October 11, 2011, the 19 Court issued an order which, in relevant part, denied Plaintiff’s motion for leave to depose a 20 nonparty witness by written questions, and granted Plaintiff thirty days within which to make the 21 requisite showing regarding his ability to depose Correctional Officer R. D. Couch in compliance 22 with Rule 31. Fed. R. Civ. P. 31. Plaintiff filed motions seeking an extension of time to make the 23 requisite showing on November 4, 2011, and on November 28, 2011. In addition, Plaintiff seeks a 24 copy of Rule 31, which the Clerk’s Office was directed to provide but purportedly did not. 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 1 1 Good cause having been shown, Plaintiff’s motions are GRANTED and the deadline to show 2 his ability to depose Officer Couch is extended to February 2, 2012. The Clerk’s Office SHALL 3 send Plaintiff a copy of Rule 31 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. 6 Dated: i0d3h8 November 30, 2011 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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