Legal Opinion
Dollar Systems, Inc. v. Tomlin
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided April 17, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 3:84-0039PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDA OPINIONS AND ORDERS
NEESE, Senior District Judge Sitting by Designation.
I
The defendant seeks a protective order, Rule 26(c), F.R.Civ.P., requiring the plaintiff (whose principal-place-of-business is in California) to take the depositions of three of its officers and agents in this District instead of in Los Angeles, California. Such motion lacks merit.
It is well-settled that the deposition of a corporation, through its officers and agents, should be taken ordinarily at its principal-place-of-business. Dunn v. Standard Fire Ins. Co., 92 F.R.D. 31, 32 [1] (D.C.Tenn.1981), citing Salter…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Susie J. Salter, as of the Estate of Salter, Rufus, Deceased v. The Upjohn Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Verville v. International Ass'n of Machinists WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Dunn v. Standard Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1981
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