Rose v. Jolly

The matter presently before the court is a request to set a reasonable expert witness fee filed by defendant Gary P. Jolly prior to the scheduled deposition of Martin J. O’Malley, plaintiff Amy Rose’s expert. As evidenced by the curriculum vitae produced by the plaintiff, O’Malley is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the foot and ankle. Apparently, O’Malley charges $2500 for two hours of deposition testimony and $500 for every fifteen minutes over the two hours. In other words, O’Malley would charge $2000 per hour for every hour after the second hour. As an example, should the…