Etimine USA, Inc. et al v. American Borate Company, LLC et al

Filing 22

ORDER: To protect the public health, while promoting the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding," Fed. R. Civ. P. 1, it is ORDERED pursuant to Rules 30(b)(3) and 30(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil P rocedure that all depositions in this action may be taken via telephone, videoconference, or other remote means. It is further ORDERED pursuant to Rule 30(b)(5) that a deposition will be deemed to have taken place "before an officer appointed or designated under Rule 28" if such officer attends the deposition using the same remote means used to connect all other participants, so long as all participants (including the officer) can clearly hear and be heard by all other participants. The parties are encouraged to engage in discovery through remote means at every available opportunity. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 9/23/2024) (sgz)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Etimine USA, Inc., Eti Maden İşletmeleri
Genel Müdürlüğü, and Haluk Gani,

USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
DATE FILED: 09/23/2024

Plaintiffs,
-againstAmerican Borate Company, LLC, Hasat Dış
Ticaret ve Mümessillik A.Ş. (a/k/a Hasat
Foreign Trade & Representation, Inc.), James
Sparks, Kristen Sparks, Ahmet Arkun, and
Zihni Ülgen,

24 Civ. 6763 (AT)
ORDER

Defendants.
ANALISA TORRES, District Judge:
To protect the public health, while promoting the “just, speedy, and inexpensive determination
of every action and proceeding,” Fed. R. Civ. P. 1, it is ORDERED pursuant to Rules 30(b)(3) and
30(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that all depositions in this action may be taken via
telephone, videoconference, or other remote means. It is further ORDERED pursuant to Rule
30(b)(5) that a deposition will be deemed to have taken place “before an officer appointed or
designated under Rule 28” if such officer attends the deposition using the same remote means used to
connect all other participants, so long as all participants (including the officer) can clearly hear and be
heard by all other participants. The parties are encouraged to engage in discovery through remote
means at every available opportunity.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 23, 2024
New York, New York