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 WALLACE E. HARDEN, Plaintiff, v. GOVERNOR RUTH ANN MINNER, ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 04-1392-JJF

DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO DEPOSE PLAINTIFF COME NOW Defendants Christopher M. Klein and Michael J. Knight ("Defendants"), by and through undersigned counsel, and respectfully move this Honorable Court to enter an Order granting counsel the right to depose Plaintiff Wallace E. Harden ("Plaintiff"), an incarcerated individual: 1. Delaware. 2. case. 3. 4. individual. 5. A form of order is attached to this motion that grants Defendants' counsel the A scheduling order has not been entered in this case. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2) requires leave of the Court to depose an incarcerated Counsel for the Defendants wishes to depose Plaintiff as part of discovery in this Plaintiff is an inmate incarcerated at the Delaware Correctional Center in Smyrna,

right to depose Plaintiff.

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WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request that this Honorable Court grant their Motion for Leave to Depose Plaintiff Wallace E. Harden.

STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE /s/ Stacey X. Stewart_____________ Stacey X. Stewart, I.D. No. 4667 Deputy Attorney General 820 North French Street, 6th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8400 [email protected] Attorney for Defendants Knight & Klein Dated: April 9, 2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE WALLACE E. HARDEN, Plaintiff, v. GOVERNOR RUTH ANN MINNER, ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 04-1392-JJF

ORDER This day of _________________ , 2008,

WHEREAS, Defendants having requested leave to depose Plaintiff Wallace E. Harden pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a); and WHEREAS, there being good cause shown for the granting of such motion; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Defendants' Motion for Leave to Depose Plaintiff shall be granted and Defendants shall have the right to depose Plaintiff Wallace E. Harden.

_________________________ United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on April 9, 2008, I electronically filed Defendants' Motion for Leave to Depose Plaintiff with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF. I hereby certify that on April 9, 2008, I have mailed by United States Postal Service, the document to the following nonregistered participants: Wallace E. Harden SBI # 146818 Delaware Correctional Center 1181 Paddock Road. Smyrna, DE. 19977 /s/ Stacey X. Stewart_________ Stacey X. Stewart, I.D. No. 4667 Deputy Attorney General 820 North French Street, 6th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8400 [email protected] Attorney for Defendants Knight & Klein