Free Motion to Take Deposition - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE GEORGE A. JACKSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. STANLEY TAYLOR, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C. A. No. 05-823-SLR/LPS JURY TRIAL REQUESTED

DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO DEPOSE PLAINTIFF

COME NOW Defendants Stanley Taylor, Joyce Talley, Tony Figario, Carl Anson, Michael Knight, Chris Senato, Joseph Atkins, Debbie Melvin, Richard Cockett, Richard Manuel, Wenston White, Steven Raynor, and Bethany Evans (collectively, "Defendants"), by and through their undersigned counsel, and respectfully move this Honorable Court to enter an Order granting Defendants' counsel the right to depose Plaintiff George A. Jackson ("Plaintiff Jackson"), an incarcerated individual: 1. Plaintiff Jackson is an inmate incarcerated at the Sussex Correctional Institution

in Georgetown, Delaware. 2. Counsel for the Defendants wishes to depose Plaintiff Jackson as part of

discovery in this case. 3. 4. individual. 5. A form of order is attached to this Motion that grants Defendants' counsel the The discovery deadline in this matter is April 1, 2008. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2) requires leave of the Court to depose an incarcerated

right to depose Plaintiff Jackson. WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request that this Honorable Court grant their

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Motion for Leave to Depose Plaintiff George A. Jackson. STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE /s/ Catherine Damavandi_______ Catherine Damavandi (ID # 3823) Deputy Attorney General State of Delaware Department of Justice 820 N. French Street, 6th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8400 Attorney for State Defendants DATE: February 26, 2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE GEORGE A. JACKSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. STANLEY TAYLOR, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C. A. No. 05-823-SLR/LPS JURY TRIAL REQUESTED

7.1.1 CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL Undersigned counsel hereby certify, pursuant to Local Rule 7.1.1, that: 1. Plaintiff George A. Jackson is currently incarcerated and it is not practical for undersigned counsel to communicate with him concerning Defendants' Motion for Leave to Depose Plaintiff. 2. Therefore, undersigned counsel assumes that the Motion is opposed.

STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE /s/ Catherine Damavandi_______ Catherine Damavandi (ID # 3823) Deputy Attorney General State of Delaware Department of Justice 820 N. French Street, 6th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8400 Attorney for State Defendants DATE: February 26, 2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE GEORGE A. JACKSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. STANLEY TAYLOR, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C. A. No. 05-823-SLR/LPS JURY TRIAL REQUESTED

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on February 26, 2008, I electronically filed Defendants' Motion For Leave to Depose Plaintiff George A. Jackson with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF. I hereby certify that on February 26, 2008, I have mailed by United States Postal Service, the document to the non-registered parties on the attached list.

STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

/s/ Catherine Damavandi_______ Catherine Damavandi (ID # 3823) Deputy Attorney General State of Delaware Department of Justice 820 N. French Street, 6th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8400 Attorney for State Defendants

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List of Non-Registered Parties George A. Jackson SBI No.: 171250 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Darus Young SBI No.: 282852 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947

Charles Blizzard SBI No.: 166670 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947

Frank Williams SBI.: 261867 Sussex Correctional Institution P.O. Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947

Roy R. Williamson SBI No.: 291856 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Carl Walker SBI No.: 173378 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Darwin A. Savage SBI No.: 232561 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Charles B. Sanders SBI No.: 160428 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Timothy L. Malloy SBI No.: 171278 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947

Anthony Morris SBI.: 300363 Delaware Correctional Center 1181 Paddock Road Smyrna, DE 19977 Samuel Jones SBI.: 465297 Sussex Correctional Institution P.O. Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Gilbert Williams SBI.: 137575 Sussex Correctional Institution P.O. Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Joseph White SBI.: 082985 Sussex Correctional Institution P.O. Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Howard Parker SBI No.: 165324 Sussex Correctional Institution P.O. Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947

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Kevin Spivey SBI No.: 258693 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 James Johnson SBI No.: 155123 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Roderick Brown SBI No.: 315954 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Roger Thomas SBI No.: 292590 22249 Cubbage Pond Road Lincoln, DE 19960 Lawrence B. Dickens SBI No.: 124570 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Jerome Green SBI No.: 147772 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947

Rique Reynolds SBI No.: 266486 Sussex Correctional Institution P.O. Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 Vernon Truitt SBI No.: 188191 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 José Serpa SBI No.: 350322 Sussex Correctional Institution Post Office Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 John F. Davis SBI No.: 263753 16513 Coastal Hwy Lewes, DE 19958 Eldon Potts SBI.: 211193 Morris Community Corrections 300 Water Street Dover, DE 19901