Legal Opinion

Rojas v. X Motorsport, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 27, 2017No. 16 C 2982PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Opinion and Order

Gary Feinerman, United States District Judge

Most depositions are taken without judicial supervision. Witnesses often want to avoid giving answers, and questioning may probe sensitive or emotionally fraught subjects, so unless counsel maintain professional detachment decorum can break down. That happened here; the results were ugly.

Redwood v. Dobson, 476 F.3d 462, 467 (7th Cir. 2007). And so, here, as well.

Edwin and Magalia Rojas brought this suit against X Motorsport, Inc. and several of its employees (collectively, “X Motor-sport”), and also the Village of Villa…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Ramirez v. T&H Lemont, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  3. Erik Redwood and Jude Redwood v. Elizabeth Dobson and Harvey Cato Welch, and Marvin Ira GersteinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Kendall Tucker v. Fulton County, IlCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  5. Paula Johnson v. Leland Cherry and James Mister, Appeal Of: Barbara J. CliniteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Daker v. HeadDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2022
  2. Daker v. HeadDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2022
  3. Lukis v. Whitepages IncorporatedDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2021
  4. McCullough v. HanleyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  5. Weaver v. HenzieDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2025

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