Legal Opinion

Waite v. Wellington Boats, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 15, 1984No. BA-480PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NIMMONS, Judge.

William M. Waite seeks relief, via a petition for certiorari, from the trial court’s protective order precluding Waite, an unrepresented defendant in the court below, from personally deposing by oral examination the plaintiff, Wellington Boats, Inc., and its principal corporate officers because of an extremely antagonistic relationship which has developed between Waite and such officers. We deny the petition.

Fla.R.Civ.Pr. 1.280 provides in relevant part:

“(c) Protective Orders. Upon motion by a party or by the person from who discovery is sought, and for good cause shown, the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Charles Sales Corp. v. RovengerSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  2. Abelson v. BosemDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976

3Cited by7 opinions

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