Bradley v. Cruz et al

Filing 102

Judge Indira Talwani: ORDER entered. re 85 Sealed Order. The attached Order is a REDACTED version of the Sealed Order at 85 . (MacDonald, Gail)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

JOHN BRADLEY
Plaintiff,
v.
TIMOTHY J. CRUZ et al.,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-12927-IT
Redacted Copy of Court’s Order [#85]

ORDER
July 22, 2015
TALWANI, D.J.
Before the court are Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Answers to Deposition Questions
Propounded to Defendant Timothy Cruz [#75] and Defendants’ Cross Motion for Protective
Order [#79]. Plaintiff requests an order compelling Defendant Cruz to answer questions
regarding
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Defendants
oppose the motion on relevancy grounds, contend that Plaintiff is acting in bad faith, and seek a
protective order barring Plaintiff from asking Cruz such questions. See Defs.’ Opp’n Pl.’s Mot.
Compel & Cross Mot. Protective Order 1-2, 10 [#79] [hereinafter Defs.’ Cross Motion].

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In their cross motion, Defendants claim that Plaintiff is seeking answers to these
questions for improper purposes. See Defs.’ Cross Motion 8-10. This concern is addressed by
the limits on the deposition set forth above. In addition, the court orders that this section of the
deposition transcript shall be maintained under seal pending further order of the court.
Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Answers to Deposition Questions Propounded
to Defendant Timothy Cruz [#75] and Defendants’ Cross Motion for Protective Order [#79] are
hereby ALLOWED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Plaintiff may continue the deposition of

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Defendant Cruz under seal and in accordance with this order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
July 22, 2015

/s/ Indira Talwani
United States District Judge

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