15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 157b

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Discovery — Deposition of insured limited in scope and duration

LIZVETTE CLAUDIO, Plaintiff, vs. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 13th Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Civil Division. Case No. 07-20147. November 8, 2007. Eric R. Myers, Judge. Counsel: Timothy A. Patrick, Nicholas, Lipscomb & Patrick, P.A., Tampa, for Plaintiff. Steven D. Manno, Kingsford & Rock, P.A., for Defendant. Helen Stratigakos.

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

THIS CAUSE, having come before this Honorable Court on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 on Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order, and after hearing argument of counsel and being fully advised herein, it is hereby

ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order is denied. It is further

ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Court hereby instructs the Defendant to limit the scope of its deposition of the Plaintiff to questions relevant to the Declaratory Action. It is further

ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Court finds that under the circumstances, the deposition of the Plaintiff should last no longer than 1.5 hours.