Pitchford v. Hall et al

Filing 161

ORDER granting 159 Motion for Discovery for Additional Time to Examine Witness. Signed by Senior Judge Michael P. Mills on 3/8/22. (jla)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
GREENVILLE DIVISION
TERRY PITCHFORD

PETITIONER

V.

NO. 4:18-CV-00002-MPM

BURL CAIN, MDOC Commissioner; and
LYNN FITCH, Attorney General for the State of Mississippi

RESPONDENTS

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION
FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO EXAMINE WITNESS
This matter comes before the Court upon Petitioner’s “Endorsed Motion for Additional
Time to Examine Witness.” Doc. # 159. The motion represents that Counsel for Petitioner and
Counsel for Respondents have agreed that additional time is necessary to complete the
deposition examination of Mr. Gregory Conley. Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
sets a limit for the duration of depositions to one day of seven hours. See Fed. R. Civ. P.
30(d)(1). Mr. Conley has already been deposed for nearly six hours in a single day. Petitioner
requests that he be permitted to examine Mr. Conley up to six (6) additional hours on a date to be
mutually agreed upon by the parties. Counsel for Respondents have advised the Court they do
not oppose Petitioner’s instant request. Accordingly, the instant motion [159] is hereby
GRANTED, and Petitioner may examine Mr. Conley for up to an additional six (6) hours on a
date mutually agreed upon by the parties.
SO ORDERED, this the 8th day of March, 2022.
/s/ Michael P. Mills
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI