Hackethal v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.

Filing 41

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants Motion for a Protective Order is GRANTED, in part, [ECF No. 23] and the parties shall proceed with 30(b)(6) depositions of corporate representatives. Topics will include, conc erning, among other things, corporate structure and chain of command of the QA and PAC-Man departments. The Court does not foreclose Plaintiffs ability to take more depositions, but will withhold consideration of any arguments Plaintiff wishes to make for further discovery until after these initial depositions are completed in October. The Court shall issue an amended case management order after these depositions are completed upon request of the parties. Signed by District Judge E. Richard Webber on August 23, 2016. (MCB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
LARRY HACKETHAL,
Plaintiff,
v.
HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA, INC.,
Defendant.

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No. 4:15CV01398 ERW

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.’s
Motion for Protective Order. [ECF No. 23].
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion for a Protective Order is
GRANTED, in part, [ECF No. 23] and the parties shall proceed with 30(b)(6) depositions of
corporate representatives. Topics will include, concerning, among other things, corporate
structure and chain of command of the “QA” and “PAC-Man” departments. The Court does not
foreclose Plaintiff’s ability to take more depositions, but will withhold consideration of any
arguments Plaintiff wishes to make for further discovery until after these initial depositions are
completed in October. The Court shall issue an amended case management order after these
depositions are completed upon request of the parties.
Dated this 23rd day of August, 2016.

E. RICHARD WEBBER
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE