Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Triad Petroleum, Inc.

SHARON E. GRUBIN, United States Magistrate:

Plaintiff moves pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37 for an order compelling Wendy Ettelman to answer deposition questions concerning communications with and knowledge or awareness derived from her husband Gary Ettelman about certain business matters involving the defendants and relevant to the claims herein.1 For the following reasons plaintiff’s motion is hereby denied with leave to renew it upon an appropriate showing.

*687The issue here concerns the marital privilege and is governed by Section 4502(b) of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (McKinney…