DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILWAY COMPANY, INC. et al v. KNOEDLER MANUFACTURERS, INC. et al

Filing 261

RULING on Defendant Knoedler Objections to Plaintiffs Counter-Deposition Designations 237 . Signed by Judge Barbara Rothstein. (fdr)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILWAY
COMPANY, INC., ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-00314 (BJR)
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S
OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFFS’
COUNTER-DEPOSITION
DESIGNATIONS

KNOEDLER MANUFACTURERS, INC.
Defendant.

I.

INTRODUCTION

Now before the Court are Defendant Knoedler’s objections to Plaintiffs’ counterdeposition designations. Dkt. No. 237.
II.

DISCUSSION

The rulings below correspond to Knoedler’s objections in Dkt. No. 237. The Court rules
as follows:
I. Objections to Christine Ward Counter-Deposition Designations. (Dkt. No.
235-1)
a. Page 47, lines 4-10. Sustained.
b. Page 128, lines 24-25; Page 129 lines 1-10. Overruled.
c. Page 143, lines 11-14. Overruled.
II. Objections to Robert Lunday Counter-Deposition Designations (Dkt. No. 2352)
a. Page 45, lines 8-23. Sustained.
b. Page 76, lines 19-25; Page 77, lines 1-2. Sustained.
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c. Page 77, lines 11-14. Overruled.
d. Page 77, lines 16-21. Overruled.
e. Page 78, lines 4-21. Sustained.
III. Objections to Justin Whyte Counter-Deposition Designations (Dkt. No. 235-4)
a. Page 55, lines 6-13. Overruled.
b. Page 56, lines 24-25; Page 57, lines 1-8. Sustained.
c. Page 67, lines 10-14. Overruled.
d. Page 72, lines 9-14; Page 73, lines 6, 15-73 (sic). Overruled.
Page 74, lines 1-9. Sustained.
e. Page 74, lines 10-24. Sustained.
f. Page 159, lines 3-9. Overruled.
g. Page 182, lines 18-22. Sustained.
h. Page 213, lines 18-25. Overruled.
i. Page 261, lines 12-25; Page 262, line 1. Overruled.
j. Page 262, lines 2-12. Overruled.
k. Page 263, lines 22-25; Page 264, lines 1-12. Overruled.
l. Page 281, lines 1-9. Overruled.
IV. Objections to Randy Congdon Counter-Deposition Designations (Dkt. No.
235-6)
a. Page 29, lines 13-25; Page 30, lines 1-2. Sustained.
b. Page 59, lines 13-14. Sustained.
c. Page 62, lines 9-17. Overruled.
d. Page 78, lines 2-3. Overruled.
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e. Page 105, lines 7-15. Overruled.
f. Page 107, lines 21-25; Page 108, lines 1-7. Overruled.
g. Page 108, lines 8-22. Overruled.
h. Page 108, lines 23, 25; Page 109, lines 1-23. Overruled.
i. Page 110, lines 6-12. Overruled.
j. Page 110, lines 14-25; Page 111, lines 1-22. Overruled.
k. Page 111, lines 23-25; Page 112, lines 1-12, 22-25; Page 113, line 1. Sustained.
l. Page 114, lines 3-11. Overruled.
m. Page 114, lines 22-25; Page 115, lines 1-12. Overruled.
n. Page 117, lines 19-25; Page 118, lines 1-4. Overruled.
o. Page 118, lines 22-25. Overruled.
p. Page 125, lines 19-21. Sustained.
q. Page 126, lines 23-25; Page 127, lines 1-2. Sustained.
r. Page 128, lines 1-5. Sustained.
V. Objections to Dan Weel’s Counter-Deposition Designations (Dkt. No. 235-7)
a. Page 115, lines 9-18. Sustained.
b. Page 130, lines 23-25; Page 131, lines 1-22. Sustained.
c. Page 205, line 25; Page 206, lines 1-8. Overruled.
d. Page 206, lines 15-21. Overruled.
e. Page 206, lines 23-25; Page 207, lines 1-2. Overruled.
f. Page 208, lines 8-15. Sustained.
g. Page 208, lines 17-21. Sustained.
h. Page 209, lines 1-24. Sustained.
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i. Page 218, lines 23-25; Page 219, lines 1-9. Overruled.
j. Page 219, lines 23-25; Page 220, lines 1-23. Overruled.
k. Page 224, lines 16-25; Page 225, lines 1-6. Sustained.
VI. Objections to Mirek Wierucki Counter-Deposition Designations (Dkt. No. 2358)
a. Page 108, lines 1-5. Sustained.
Page 109, lines 1-16. Overruled.
b. Page 181, lines 21-25; Page 182, lines 1-7. Overruled.
c. Page 194, lines 10-23. Sustained.
d. Page 194, lines 24-25; Page 195, lines 1-4. Sustained.
e. Page 203, lines 203, lines 22-25; Page 204, lines 1-25; Page 205, lines 1-8.
Overruled.
f. Page 241, lines 18-20. Sustained.
g. Page 298, lines 22-25; Page 299, lines 13-25; Page 300, lines 1-4. Sustained.
III.

CONCLUSION

The Court rules as stated above.

Dated this 1st day of November, 2018.

Barbara Jacobs Rothstein
U.S. District Court Judge

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