Rainey v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

RULING

LITTLE, District Judge.

Counsel for defendant has asked for an expedited decision on a motion to compel the plaintiff to submit to a physical examination in New Orleans. Plaintiff, a LaSalle Parish resident, filed a suit for damages sustained after slipping in a Wal-Mart store. Wal-Mart removed the case to the federal court in the Western District of Louisiana, Alexandria Division. Defendant would like plaintiff examined by an orthopaedic surgeon in New Orleans. The court takes judicial notice of the fact that Jena, Louisiana is approximately 270 miles from New Orleans. Simple math…