Adams v. TDC General Contractors LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION
REUBEN L. ADAMS 	PLAINTIFF
v. 	Case No. 4:22-cv-04110
TDC GENERAL CONTRACTORS LLC 	DEFENDANT
ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Objection and Motion for Protection Order with Respect to
Defendant’s November 2, 2023 Notice of Deposition. ECF No. 31. Defendant has responded. ECF No.
33. The Court finds the matter ripe for consideration.
Plaintiff objects to Defendant’s notice of deposition served on November 2, 2023, and requests that
the Court issue an order of protection requiring the deposition scheduled for November 14, 2023, to occur
virtually or in a neutral location for the in-person deposition. ECF No. 31. In its response, Defendant
requests that the “Court deny Plaintiff’s Objection and Motion for Protection Order and command Plaintiff
attend the Deposition scheduled on November 14, 2023.” ECF No. 33. Defendant notes that they do not
object to a neutral location but had no prior notice of any qualms with the requested location until the instant
motion.
Upon review, the Court finds the instant motion (ECF No. 31) should be and hereby is GRANTED
in PART and DENIED in PART. Plaintiff is not required to attend the deposition scheduled for November
14, 2023. However, the Court makes no determination regarding the location of the deposition. In light of
the Order granting Defendant’s Motion to Continue (ECF No. 34), the Court directs the parties to use the
additional time to resolve their disagreement regarding the location of the deposition. The Court implores
the parties to communicate more productively and proactively regarding their preferences for conducting
depositions going forward.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 9th day of November, 2023.
/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
Chief United States District Judge
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