Hobart Corporation et al v. The Dayton Power and Light Company et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
HOBART CORPORATION, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
V.
DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT
COMPANY, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 3:13-cv-115
JUDGE WALTER H. RICE
ENTRY SUSTAINING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO REQUIRE READING
OF ADMISSIBLE DEPOSITION TESTIMONY AT TRIAL, DOC. #1505
Plaintiffs Hobart Corporation, et al. ("Plaintiffs"), have filed a Motion to
Require Reading of Admissible Deposition Testimony at Trial. Doc. #1505. In
support oftheir motion. Plaintiffs argue that such a procedure would clarify the trial
record in this complex case and would streamline the process to determine which
portions of deposition transcripts are properly admissible.
Defendants filed a collective response in opposition to the motion, Doc.
#1526, arguing that this procedure is unnecessary and would only lengthen the trial
In addition. Defendants argue that the transcript reader may insert bias into the
process by using favorable or unfavorable tones, cadences, or vocal inflections.
As the Court stated in the conference held on January 22, 2026, the reading
of depositions at trial will be the preferred method. This will allow the Court to rule
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on any outstanding objections and will permit the record to accurately reflect the
context of the evidence previously introduced at trial. For that reason. Plaintiffs'
Motion to Require Reading of Admissible Deposition Testimony at Trial, Doc. #1505,
is SUSTAINED.
Date: February 2, 2026 eccJL.t
WALTER H. RICE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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