Pantelaras v. Dimeda Instrumente, GMBH

Filing 58

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 47 Plaintiffs' Joint Motion to Compel Deposition of Corporate Representative. Defendant's corporate representative shall sit for a limited continuation of the 30(b)(6) deposition on or before August 18, 2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 8/4/2017. (kza)

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KarnSc d g 47 i GRANTED I PART AND DENI I PART.
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