Carol Elaine Williams, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Marcia Williams v. St. Joseph Hospital

I agree with the opinion, except for the portion in which the court discusses the trial court’s ruling that plaintiffs must pay for transcription of certain depositions.

Plaintiffs noticed the deposition of all defendants, over fifty in number. Six physician defendants were actually deposed and those defendants requested transcripts of their depositions at plaintiffs’ expense. Pursuant to Local Rule 18,1 plaintiffs moved the court to order defendants to pay for the cost of transcription; plaintiffs suggested that they had no need for these transcripts and claimed that they could not afford the…