Champagne v. Hygrade Food Products, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NEILL, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, in this civil rights (claim of racial discrimination in employment) case, has moved for an order under Rule 30(b)(4) to take oral depositions by non-stenographic means. Plaintiff also seeks approval to rec- or(j the proceedings by a separate tape recorder. Defendants object, asserting that use 0f tape recordings is cumbersome and time consuming. The Court has considered the memoranda submitted by the parties.

Plaintiff’s motion specifies the procedures for and conditions under which he proposes to record the testimony as:

1. Plaintiff shall use…