Florida Highway Patrol v. Bejarano

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) seeks certiorari review of a protective order that permits the plaintiff-respondent Jorge Bejarano to be deposed by video conference from California, where he now lives. Because the order comports with the discretion afforded trial courts by the rules of civil procedure and does not give rise to an irreparable harm, we deny FHP’s petition.

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Mr. Bejarano filed a lawsuit after allegedly being struck by an FHP vehicle while walking alongside State Road 20 in Oka-loosa County. At the time of the accident, Mr. Bejarano was an active duty United States Marine…