Ibrahim v. Department of Homeland et al

Filing 484

ORDER RE DEPOSITIONS by Hon. William Alsup granting in part and denying in part 482 Discovery Letter Brief.(whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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RAHINAH IBRAHIM,

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Plaintiff,

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No. C 06-00545 WHA

v.

ORDER RE DEPOSITIONS

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY, et al.,
Defendants.
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The parties dispute the interpretation of an April 19 order regarding depositions (Dkt.

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No. 461). To reiterate, the Court is of the view that depositions will be of extremely limited

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value in this action. Nonetheless, the order granted plaintiff leave to take total of three

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depositions between the date of the order and the July 31 discovery cutoff. For any

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remaining depositions within this limit, plaintiff may notice either 30(b)(6) or fact witness

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depositions as plaintiff sees fit. Any 30(b)(6) depositions must comply with ¶ 24 of the

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supplemental order (Dkt. No. 3). Regardless of the type, counsel are admonished to avoid

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privileged and classified material. No additional 30(b)(6) or fact witness depositions will be

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allowed absent prior Court approval.

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For the avoidance of doubt, plaintiff’s own deposition and depositions of experts do
not count toward this three-deposition limit.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 4, 2013.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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