Rojas v. X Motorsport, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
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…
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