Papin v. University of Mississippi Medical Center et al

Filing 235

ORDER granting in part and denying in part the Parties' Deposition Objections. Signed by District Judge Kristi H. Johnson on 10/5/22. (ERM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
NORTHERN DIVISION
JOSEPH PAPIN

PLAINTIFF

V.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-CV-763-KHJ-FKB

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
MEDICAL CENTER

DEFENDANT

ORDER ON DEPOSITION OBJECTIONS
Plaintiff’s
Objections 1
Sid Desai

From

To

Objection

Ruling

11:15

11:25

Hearsay

Sustained

Steven Bondi

37:7

39:11

Hearsay

Sustained

Megan
Mahoney

24:12

25:14

Hearsay; Lacks foundation

Sustained

26:24

29:3

Hearsay

Overruled

29:20

31:5

Hearsay

Overruled

33:16

35:15

Hearsay

36:12

37:2

37:14

39:5

45:24

46:15

Hearsay; Speculation; Lacks
foundation
Hearsay; Speculation; Lacks
foundation
Hearsay

Sustained as to 34:16–
35:3
Overruled

47:1

47:25

Hearsay; Lacks foundation

Overruled

54:1

54:15

Hearsay; Lacks foundation

Overruled

54:18

54:25

Hearsay; Lacks foundation

Overruled

55:10

56:7

Hearsay

Overruled

57:8

58:2

Hearsay

Sustained

58:9

59:3

Hearsay

Overruled

59:10

60:1

Overruled

60:16

60:24

Hearsay; Speculation; Lacks
foundation
Hearsay; Speculation

Overruled
Overruled

Overruled

The parties must raise objections to the witnesses’ unavailability at trial.
The Court reserves ruling on unavailability objections for purposes of trial until
then.
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77:25

Hearsay

Overruled

101:12

102:17 Hearsay

Sustained

112:20

114:24 Hearsay; Speculation

Overruled

118:9

119:5

Overruled

122:7

Hearsay; Speculation; Lacks
foundation
123:20 Hearsay

126:21

127:25 Hearsay

Sustained as to 123:13–
16
Overruled

140:25

151:23 Hearsay; Speculation;
Relevance; Lacks foundation
74:14 Hearsay; Speculation; Lacks
foundation

Sustained as to 140:25–
148:15
Overruled

75:14

75:22

75:23

76:15

Sustained as to 75:19–
22
Overruled

81:13

81:23

82:24

83:6

112:22

113:4

26:5

26:21

31:3

31:15

Speculation; Lacks
foundation
Hearsay; Speculation; Lacks
foundation
Hearsay; Speculation; Lacks
foundation
Speculation; Lacks
foundation
Speculation; Lacks
foundation
Speculation; Lacks
foundation
Hearsay; Lacks foundation

88:3

88:7

Hearsay; Lacks foundation

Overruled

88:23

89:11

Hearsay

Sustained

189:19

190:25 Lacks foundation

Overruled

Kisha Dyse

72:23

Aimee
Sundeen
Richard Barr

None

Patricia
Whitlock

79:6

Elizabeth
Tooney

None

Defendant’s
Objections
Richard
“Rick” Barr,
M.D.

From

To

32:3

34:18

Objection
Lacks foundation; Calls for
opinion

2

Overruled
Sustained
Sustained
Overruled
Overruled

Ruling
Overruled

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46:4

46:11

51:3

51:11

53:17

56:2

57:22

58:12

62:8

66:8

68:22

69:3

78:11

79:4

82:8
88:16

93:15

107:17
108:19
Meagan
Mahoney, MD

Lacks foundation; Lacks
completeness
Lacks foundation; Calls for
opinion
Calls for speculation; Calls
for opinion; Lacks
foundation; Lacks
completeness
Lacks foundation; Calls for
speculation and opinion;
Lacks completeness
Relevance
Lacks foundation; calls for
speculation; lacks
completeness
78:11–17: Lacks foundation;
Calls for opinion; Calls for
speculation

78:23–79:4: Lacks
foundation; Assumes facts
not in evidence
82:23 Lacks foundation; Assumes
facts not in evidence; Calls
for opinion
89:19 Lacks foundation; Assumes
facts not in evidence; Asked
and answered; Calls for
speculation
94:12 Lacks foundation; Assumes
facts not in evidence; Asked
and answered; Calls for
speculation
107:20 Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled
Overruled
Overruled

Sustained
Sustained as to 62:8–
63:6
Sustained
Overruled

Overruled
Sustained as to 88:22–
89:7
Overruled

Overruled
Overruled

21:18

109:23 Lacks foundation; Assumes
facts not in evidence
22:15 Hearsay; Completeness

23:7

23:11

Hearsay; Completeness

Withdrawn 9/27/22

29:4

29:14

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

39:6

39:9

Relevance; Hearsay;
Completeness

Overruled

3

Withdrawn 9/27/22

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40:5

41:6

Overruled

45:23

Relevance; Hearsay;
Completeness
Hearsay; Completeness

45:20
46:16

47:3

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

53:14

53:25

Hearsay; Completeness

Withdrawn 9/27/22

57:7

57:22

Hearsay; Completeness

Sustained

66:17

68:19

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

69:2

69:8

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

69:18

70:17

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

71:4

71:21

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

73:23

76:12

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

76:25

77:24

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

79:7

81:4

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

82:16

83:11

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

84:7

84:21

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

87:25

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

87:18

87:9
[Sic]
90:14

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

93:22

94:2

Overruled

95:15

96:17

Hearsay; Completeness;
Calls for Speculation
Hearsay; Completeness

97:7

98:2

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

98:14

100:7

Hearsay; Completeness

100:24

101:11 Hearsay; Completeness

102:18

103:8

114:25

115:8

Overruled

Withdrawn 9/27/22
Sustained as to 101:8–
11
Overruled
Overruled

123:21

Hearsay; Completeness;
Calls for speculation; Lack of
Foundation
122:6 Hearsay; Completeness;
Relevance
125:13 Relevance

152:17

152:22 Completeness; Relevance

Overruled

154:24

155:21 155:18–155:21: Foundation;
Relevance; Calls for
speculation

Overruled

120:22

Steven Bondi,
M.D.

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

Overruled
Overruled

*Defendant objects to the
Overruled
entire deposition testimony of
4

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16:9

16:18

21:4

21:18

25:8

30:18

32:20

33:12

34:6

35:9

36:10

37:24

44:3

Steven Bondi on grounds of
relevance
Relevance

Overruled

Relevance; Calls for opinion;
Assumes facts not in
evidence; Lack of foundation
Relevance

Sustained

Sustained

44:23

Lack of foundation; Lack of
completeness; Hearsay;
Relevance
Relevance; Calls for improper
opinion
Relevance; Lack of
completeness; Hearsay
Relevance

49:2

49:5

Relevance

Overruled

51:16

53:11

Overruled

Sustained as to 34:25–
35:9
Sustained as to 37:7–24
Overruled
Sustained

124:20

Relevance; Calls for attorneyclient privileged information
60:20 Relevance; Hearsay; Lack of
Completeness
67:1 Relevance; Hearsay; Lack of
completeness
71:12 Relevance; Speculation;
Foundation
80:25 Relevance; Calls for
speculation; Lack of
foundation
85:10 Relevance; Lack of
completeness
87:19 Relevance; Lack of
completeness; Calls for
speculation
122:7 Relevance; Lack of
foundation
126:21 Relevance

129:12

129:20 Relevance

Overruled

138:8

141:6

Overruled

151:15

153:3

60:17
66:21
71:8
79:5
85:1
86:16
122:1

154:12

Relevance

Relevance; Lack of
foundation; Hearsay
154:21 Relevance; Lack of
completeness; Hearsay
5

Overruled
Overruled
Sustained
Sustained
Sustained
Sustained
Overruled
Overruled

Overruled
Overruled

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158:13

Sustained as to 159:7–9

163:21

Relevance; Lack of
foundation
166:18 Relevance; Hearsay

168:18

173:3

Overruled

175:4

175:22 Relevance

177:11

9:21

177:22 Relevance; Lack of
Sustained
foundation; Calls for
improper opinion; Assumes
facts not in evidence
179:12 Relevance; Calls for improper Sustained
opinion
10:5 Relevance; Foundation
Overruled

10:14

10:25

Relevance; Foundation

11:10

11:14

Relevance; Foundation

12:10

12:18

Sustained

30:10

31:9

Relevance; Foundation;
Asked and Answered
Completeness

31:20

32:15

Completeness

Overruled

34:6

34:17

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

37:7

37:21

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

38:22

41:15

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

42:2

42:15

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

43:5

43:16

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

46:9

46:18

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

47:9

48:6

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

48:10

51:5

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

53:4

53:7

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

58:17

59:15

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

60:10

60:20

Completeness

Overruled

63:17

64:11

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

18:15

21:14

Overruled

24:1

26:4

32:6

35:2

Lack of foundation; Calls for
speculation
Lack of foundation; Calls for
speculation; Calls for opinion
Hearsay; Completeness

178:7
Sid Desai

Kisha Dyse

Pat Whitlock

159:9

Relevance; Hearsay

6

Sustained
Sustained

Sustained as to 10:19–
25
Overruled

Overruled

Overruled
Overruled

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36:25

47:23

Overruled

50:1

Completeness; Lack of
Foundation; Calls for
opinion; Calls for speculation
Hearsay; Completeness

48:1
50:9

57:4

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

61:9

75:3

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

75:11

85:23

75:14–76:17: Overruled

Overruled

86:13

87:3

75:14–76:17: Hearsay;
Completeness
77:5–78:25: Form;
Foundation; Calls for
opinion; Calls for speculation
79:1–85:23: Hearsay;
Completeness
Hearsay; Completeness

90:8

91:12

Hearsay; Completeness

Sustained

108:10

119:3

Relevance

Sustained

128:1

130:9

Hearsay; Completeness

Overruled

131:1

132:23 Hearsay; Completeness; Lack
of foundation; Calls for
speculation
153:25 Lack of foundation; Calls for
speculation
163:21 Lack of foundation; Calls for
speculation; Relevance
177:2 Lack of foundation; Calls for
speculation; Calls for opinion
189:17 Hearsay; Completeness; Lack
of Foundation
194:8 Lack of foundation; Calls for
speculation; Calls for opinion
197:25 Hearsay; Completeness; Lack
of foundation; Assumes facts
not in evidence

151:13
162:5
175:7
179:2
192:10
194:20

201:9
202:24
216:21

77:5–78:25: Sustained
79:1–85:23: Overruled
Overruled

Sustained
Overruled
Sustained
Sustained
Sustained
Overruled
Sustained as to 194:20–
24; 195:23–196:18;
197:17–25

202:15 Hearsay; Completeness; Lack Overruled
of Foundation
204:17 Hearsay; Completeness; Lack Overruled
of Foundation
218:7 Hearsay; Completeness; Lack Overruled
of Foundation; Calls for
speculation
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Elizabeth
Toony

20:6

20:9

26:20

27:22

22:14

24:3
[Sic]

(33:14)

(34:3)

Lack of foundation; Calls for
Overruled
speculation; Calls for opinion
26:20–25: Completeness;
Overruled
Calls for speculation; Lack of
foundation
Hearsay; Completeness; Lack Overruled
of Foundation

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