25 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 901a
Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2510KGORInsurance — Discovery — Depositions — Provider’s corporate representative — Motion for protective order on ground that corporate representative already sat for deposition granted
A-PLUS MEDICAL & REHAB CENTER a/a/o Karlene Gordon, Plaintiff, vs. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, a Florida Corporation, Defendant. County Court, 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County, General Jurisdiction Division. Case No. 12-12523 SP 25 (4). December 12, 2017. Carlos Guzman, Judge. Counsel: Walter A. Arguelles, Arguelles Legal, P.A., Miami, for Plaintiff. Joshua Lida, Jonathan S. Brooks, P.A., for Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FORPROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DEPOSITION OFPLAINTIFF’S CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVEAND DENYING DEFENDANT’S RENEWEDMOTION TO COMPEL DEPOSITION OFCORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE
THIS MATTER, having come before the Court for hearing on July 25, 2017, on Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order regarding deposition of Plaintiff’s Corporate Representative and Defendant’s Renewed Motion to Compel Deposition of Corporate Representative, the Court having reviewed each party’s respective motions, read relevant legal authority, heard argument from counsel of each party, and been sufficiently advised in the premises, finds as follows:
The Defendant filed its Notice of Taking Deposition of Plaintiff’s Corporate Representative. Said deposition was scheduled to take place on June 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. In response, the Plaintiff filed its Motion for Protective Order pursuant to Rule 1.280(c) on the basis that the Corporate Representative already sat for deposition. The Court review the deposition transcript of Plaintiff’s Corporate Representative. The Defendant has not provided any showing to the Court that the Corporate Representative has failed to respond to any questions posed during the previous deposition.
Therefore, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order regarding deposition of Plaintiff’s Corporate Representative is hereby GRANTED. Defendant’s Renewed Motion to Compel Deposition of Corporate Representative is hereby denied.
