Schmidt et al v. Bellevue Medical Center L.L.C.

Filing 143

ORDER - Plaintiffs' Motion to Quash Deposition Notices (filing #139 ) is granted. Ordered by Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett. (GJG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
DORAN SCHMIDT, Individually, and
SAGE SCHMIDT, a minor, by and
through Doran Schmidt, her natural
mother and next friend,
Plaintiffs,
V.
HEATHER RAMSEY, APRN-CNM,
THE MIDWIVES PLACE LLC, and
BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTER
L.L.C.,
Defendants.

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8:13CV143

ORDER

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Quash Deposition Notices (filing
139). On February 18, 2015, Defendants noticed the depositions of two individuals. These
depositions are scheduled to occur on March 4, 2015, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and March 5,
2015, in Grass Valley, California. Seemingly, Defendants arranged the depositions without
consulting with Plaintiffs’ counsel to determine his availability. Plaintiffs’ counsel is unable to
attend the depositions as noticed, but Defendants refuse to re-schedule the depositions.
Having considered the matter, the Court will quash the deposition notices. Defendants may
re-notice the depositions, upon consultation with Plaintiffs’ counsel regarding his availability. The
depositions shall occur as soon as possible, however. If the depositions cannot be completed by the
March 16, 2015 deposition deadline, the parties may move for a short extension of the deadline.
Trial is scheduled to begin the week of July 21, 2015, so a brief extension of this deadline or other
necessary motion deadlines should not interfere with the trial date.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion to Quash Deposition Notices (filing 139) is
granted.
DATED March 3, 2015.
BY THE COURT:
S/ F.A. Gossett
United States Magistrate Judge