Legal Opinion
Sykes International, Ltd. v. Pilch's Poultry Breeding Farms, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 18, 1972No. Civ. No. 14342PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
BLUMENFELD, Chief Judge.
In this diversity suit against it for damages for an alleged breach of contract, the defendant seeks to depose in Hartford, Connecticut, C. G. Thompson and C. S. Jackson, officers of the plaintiff residing in England, and C. A. M. Humphreys, a former' officer of the plaintiff now residing in the Netherlands. The plaintiff has moved for a protective order, Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c), requiring that the depositions of all three men be taken in England.
Since Humphreys is no longer an officer of the plaintiff, his attendance at…
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