Legal Opinion
Campbell v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 4, 2015No. Civil Action No. 1999-2979PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Emmet G. Sullivan, United States District Judge
When a plaintiff files a lawsuit, he takes on certain responsibilities, including the duty to participate in discovery in good faith. A component of this duty is that parties must appear for properly noticed depositions. Robert Guerra and Terrence Whitesides, two named plaintiffs in this putative class action against the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”), failed to appear for them depositions during the class-discovery phase of litigation. Pending before the Court is Amtrak’s motion for relief under Federal Rule…
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