Packer ex rel. 1-800-flowers.com, Inc. v. Raging Capital Management, LLC

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

GARY R. BROWN, United States Magistrate Judge:

' “The pre-trial deposition-discovery mechanism established by Rules 26 to 37 is one of the most significant innovations of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure .... Thus civil trials in the federal courts no longer need be carried on in the dark. The way is now clear, consistent with recognized privileges, for the parties to obtain the fullest possible knowledge of the issues and facts before trial.”

-Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 500-01, 67 S.Ct. 385, 91 L.Ed. 451 (1947)

Pending before the Court is a motion to…