Jacobs v. Alam, 15-10516. (2019)
Court: District Court, E.D. Michigan
Number: infdco20191112c41
Filed: Nov. 08, 2019
Latest Update: Nov. 08, 2019
Summary: ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO QUASH DEPOSITION NOTICES [#213] DENISE PAGE HOOD , Chief District Judge . This matter is now before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to Quash Deposition Notices. [ECF No. 213] On November 7, 2019, Defendants issued Notices of Taking De Bene Esse Depositions for their expert witnesses, Dr. Craig Lemmen and Dr. Nathan Gross. Plaintiff argues that trial is scheduled to start on November 12, 2019, and that issuing notices to dep
Summary: ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO QUASH DEPOSITION NOTICES [#213] DENISE PAGE HOOD , Chief District Judge . This matter is now before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to Quash Deposition Notices. [ECF No. 213] On November 7, 2019, Defendants issued Notices of Taking De Bene Esse Depositions for their expert witnesses, Dr. Craig Lemmen and Dr. Nathan Gross. Plaintiff argues that trial is scheduled to start on November 12, 2019, and that issuing notices to depo..
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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO QUASH DEPOSITION NOTICES [#213]
DENISE PAGE HOOD, Chief District Judge.
This matter is now before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to Quash Deposition Notices. [ECF No. 213] On November 7, 2019, Defendants issued Notices of Taking De Bene Esse Depositions for their expert witnesses, Dr. Craig Lemmen and Dr. Nathan Gross. Plaintiff argues that trial is scheduled to start on November 12, 2019, and that issuing notices to depose witnesses so close to trial is unreasonable. The Court agrees that taking depositions an hour before trial is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, November 12, is unreasonable. The parties will need to schedule the deposition of Dr. Nathan Gross, scheduled for November 12, 2019, for another time. Although the notice to depose Dr. Craig Lemmen on November 11, 2019, was provided with short notice, the Court finds that rescheduling two depositions during trial may not be feasible. Dr. Craig Lemmen's deposition scheduled on November 11, 2019 can continue as scheduled.
For the reasons set forth above,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Quash Deposition Notices [ECF No. 213] is DENIED in part as it relates to Dr. Craig Lemmen's deposition and GRANTED in part as it relates to Dr. Nathan Gross's deposition.
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