In the Matter of the Complaint of Alaska Eagle LLC

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
In the Matter of the Complaint of
Alaska Eagle LLC, as Owner of
ALASKA EAGLE (O.N. 252152), for
Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability.
Case No. 3:21-cv-00063-TMB
ORDER ON UNOPPOSED AND
STIPULATED MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO DEPOSE PRISONER
(DKT. 53)
Before the Court is Claimants Michael Patitucci, Mariel Ellington, Daniel Carlsen, Gunnar
Lassen, and Seine Vessels Reserve’s Unopposed and Stipulated Motion for Leave to Depose
Prisoner (the “Motion”).1 In the Motion, Claimants seek leave under Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure (“Rule”) 30(a)(2)(B) to depose Christopher Phillips, who Claimants represent “was
aboard the ALASKA EAGLE during the collision” underlying this case, who “holds instrumental
facts regarding the incident,” and who is currently confined in Coos County Jail in Coquille,
Oregon.2
Having considered the Motion, the Court GRANTS Claimants leave to depose Christopher
Phillips in a manner consistent with Rule 26(b).3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated at Anchorage, Alaska, this 28th day of February, 2022.
/s/ Timothy M. Burgess
TIMOTHY M. BURGESS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
1 Dkt. 53 (Motion).
2 Id. at 1–2.
3 See Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2); Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b).
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