Fondren v. Republic American Life Insurance

ORDER

McCARTHY, United States Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Answers to Certified Deposition Questions, and Motion for Costs, Attorney’s Fees and Sanctions [Dkt. 14] is before the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge for resolution.

The dispute before the court concerns the deposition of Defendant Republic American Life Insurance Company’s vice president, Carl E. Moseley, which was conducted in Dallas, Texas on June 26, 1999.1 During the *599deposition, counsel for Defendant Republic instructed Mr. Moseley not to answer a number of questions posed by Plaintiffs’ counsel.…