Rice's Toyota World, Inc. v. Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc.

ORDER

RUSSELL A. ELIASON, United States Magistrate.

Plaintiff seeks blanket permission to video record all depositions in this case. Defendants oppose granting a carte blanche license for a variety of reasons. First, defendants assert that commercial litigation, by its nature, relies more on documents and figures and, therefore, there is less need for a video deposition in order to judge the demeanor of a witness. Next, they object to the unlimited nature of the request. Plaintiff has not restricted itself to taping depositions of persons residing outside the subpoena power of the Court or key…