Brown v. Avon Machining, LLC et al

Filing 52

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL FOUR DEPOSITIONS (ECF No. 44 ). Signed by District Judge Susan K. DeClercq. (KBro)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MELISSA BROWN,
Plaintiff,
v.
AVON MACHINING, LLC, et al.,

Case No. 2:24-cv-11294
Honorable Susan K. DeClercq
United States District Judge

Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO COMPEL FOUR DEPOSITIONS (ECF No. 44)
For the reasons stated on the record during the March 6, 2025 hearing on
Plaintiff Melissa Brown’s Motion to Compel Four Depositions, ECF No. 44, it is
ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Four Depositions, ECF No. 44, is
GRANTED IN PART to the extent that Plaintiff may depose Jack
Kolodny and Fred Tedori strictly subject to the following
limitations:
• Each deposition shall be limited to four hours.
• Counsel may ask deponents about their personal
knowledge of Plaintiff’s termination.
•

Counsel may ask deponents questions which narrowly
relate to the determination of whether Defendants
Avon Machining, LLC (“Avon”) and Auxo Investment
Partners, LLC (“Auxo”) were Plaintiff’s joint
employer.

• Counsel may not ask deponents about any matter
preceding Auxo’s acquisition of Avon.
• Counsel may not ask deponents about any corporate
entities other than Auxo and Avon.
• Counsel may not ask deponents about Avon’s former
CEO, Chad Fietsam.
2. Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Four Depositions, ECF No. 44, is
DENIED IN PART in all other respects; and
3. Defendant Auxo is DIRECTED to produce Jack Kolodny and Fred
Tedori for deposition on or before March 28, 2025.
This is not a final order and does not close the above-captioned case.
/s/Susan K. DeClercq
SUSAN K. DeCLERCQ
United States District Judge

Dated: March 7, 2025

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