Principal National Life Insurance Company v. Hadden et al

Filing 50

ELECTRONIC RULING on Plaintiff's 42 Motion for Protective Order as to the Location of Depositions of Plaintiff's Witnesses and Request for Expedited Ruling. The depositions on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 and Thursday, December 11, 2014 will be held in Hartford. The deposition on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 will be held in New Haven (see attached). Signed by Judge Joan G. Margolis on 12/5/14. (Malone, A.)

ELECTRONIC RULING ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AS TO LOCATION OF
DEPOSITIONS OF PLAINTIFF'S WITNESSES AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED RULING, FILED
11/26/14 (Dkt. #42) IN PRINCIPAL NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO. V. EMILY C. COASSIN ET AL., 13 CV
1520 (JBA)
12/5/14 – It is a truly sad reflection upon the practice of law in 2014 when a federal judicial officer
must rule upon a discovery dispute that involves travel of approximately 32-33 miles, between
Hartford and New Haven, which is a daily routine for many people in this State. (See Dkts. ##42,
44-46, 49).
As a courtesy to plaintiff's witnesses and counsel, who are flying into Bradley International Airport,
which is north of Hartford, the depositions on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, and Thursday,
December 11, 2014, will be held in Hartford, so as to minimize their travel time and not jeopardize
their return flights home. As has been offered, if requested by defense counsel, plaintiff's counsel
will have a copy of the entire file available in Hartford so that defense counsel will not have to
transport his file. (Dkt. #49, at 2). However, the deposition on Wednesday, December 10, 2014,
will be held in New Haven. Plaintiff's representatives need only rent additional cars on one day
(Dkt. #42, at 2-3; Dkt. #49, at 1), if they choose not to take the train instead.