Folwell v. Hernandez

ORDER

ELIASON, United States Magistrate Judge.

Defendant Sara Lee Corporation (“Sara Lee”) has filed a Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c) motion for a protective order to prevent the deposition of Linda Woltz, who is the current CEO and President of Sara Lee Underwear, an unincorporated division of Sara Lee. In the alternative, defendant has asked that any discovery of Ms. Woltz be conducted through written interrogatories. Plaintiffs retort that *171there are good reasons for the deposition and request the Court to reject defendant’s motion.

A brief history will be helpful for understanding the Court’s ruling.…