Arabi Gin Co. v. Plexus Cotton, Ltd. (In re Joseph Walker & Co.)

ORDER

JOHN E. WAITES, Chief Judge.

Defendant Nicholas Peter Francis Ear-lam brings this matter before the Court upon a Motion for a Protective Order (the “Motion”) pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c)1 as to the time and location of a deposition noticed by Plaintiffs pursuant to Rule 30(b).2 Plaintiffs sought to depose Ear-lam — a resident of the United Kingdom— in Columbia, South Carolina. Earlam contends that requiring him to be deposed in South Carolina would significantly disrupt his business and personal affairs. Earlam requests that he be deposed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, which is where he…