Beaver v. Cravens

Defendant W. Scott Barrett scheduled a deposition of defendant William Cravens for August 9, 1993, in Logan, Utah. Plaintiff Beaver admits receiving notice of this deposition on August 3. In response to the scheduled deposition, plaintiff filed a motion for a stay of the deposition and for expedited hearing and notice on August 4, 1993. For the following reasons, plaintiff’s motion is denied.

First, "the deposition-discovery rules are to be accorded a broad and liberal treatment" in order to accomplish the purposes of discovery. Dollar v. Long Mfg., N.C., Inc., 561 F.2d 613, 616 (5th Cir.…