Free Motion for Protective Order - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:00-cv-00820-PCD

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) Plaintiff, ) CIVIL ACTION ) NO. H-85-1078(PCD) v. ) ) 43.47 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, ) SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ) LITCHFIELD, TOWN OF KENT, et al, ) ) Defendants, ) ) ********* SCHAGHTICOKE TRIBAL NATION ) ) Plaintiff, ) CIVIL ACTION ) NO. 3-98-CV 01113 (PCD) v. ) ) KENT SCHOOL CORPORATION, INC., et al ) ) Defendants, ) ) ********* SCHAGHTICOKE TRIBAL NATION ) ) Plaintiff, ) CIVIL ACTION ) NO. 3-00-CV 0820 (PCD) ) v. ) ) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ) THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER ) COMPANY, et al ) Defendants. ) September 22, 2005

DEFENDANT KENT SCHOOL CORPORATION, INC.'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c), the defendant, Kent School Corporation, Inc. ("Kent School"), respectfully requests that this Court enter a protective order preventing the deposition of Kent School's corporate representative in connection with plaintiff's Notice of Videotaped ORAL ARGUMENT IS REQUESTED

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Deposition of Kent School Corporation, Inc. ("deposition notice"). The deposition is unnecessary because Kent School is prepared to submit an affidavit certifying that it has not violated this Court's Ruling on Motion to Amend Scheduling Order dated June 14, 2004. Even if this Court determines that the deposition of Kent School's corporate representative should proceed, Kent School requests that the scope of that deposition be limited to those subjects specified in the Court's Ruling on Motion for Permission to Conduct Discovery dated May 20, 2005 ("Ruling"). As currently phrased, plaintiff's deposition notice is overly broad and places an undue burden on Kent School. Specifically, the topics identified and documents requested in the deposition notice: (1) exceed the limited scope of inquiry permitted by the Court in its Ruling; and (2) seek information regarding communications and documents that is protected by the joint defense privilege and the work product doctrine.

DEFENDANT, KENT SCHOOL CORPORATION, INC.

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/s/ Eric L. Sussman . David J. Elliott (ct04301) Eric L. Sussman (ct19723) DAY, BERRY & HOWARD LLP CityPlace I Hartford, CT 06103-3499 (860) 275-0100

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE THIS IS TO CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing DEFENDANT KENT SCHOOL CORPORATION, INC.'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER was mailed on this date, postage prepaid, to:
Eric W. Wiechmannn David Reif Robert J. Gallo 185 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 John B. Hughes Esq. Chief of Civil Division United States Attorneys Office 157 Church Street, Floor 23 New Haven, CT 06510 Loretta Bonos 594 Bendview Drive Charleston, WV 25314 Jeffrey B. Sienkiewicz, Esq. Sienkiewicz & McKenna, PC 9 South Main Street P.O. Box. 786 New Milford, CT 06776-0786 Michael J. Burns, Esq. Law Offices of Attorney Michael J. Burns 57 Pratt Street Hartford, CT 06103 Jerry C. Straus, Esq. Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP 2120 L Street NW Washington, D.C. 20037 Perry Zinn Rowthorn, Esq. Assistant Attorney General 55 Elm Street Hartford CT 06141-0120 Richard J. Street, Esq. Carmody & Torrance 50 Leavenworth Street P.O. Box 1110 Waterbury, CT 06721-1110 James R. Fogarty, Esq. Fogarty Cohen Selby & Nemiroff 88 Field Point Road, P.O. Box 2508 Greenwich, CT 06836-2508 Susan Quinn Cobb, Esq. Asst. Attorney General 55 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06141 Thomas A. Gugliotti, Esq. Updike, Kelly & Spellacy One State Street Hartford, CT 06123 Scott Keep, Esq. Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C. Street, NW Mailstop 6456 Washington, D.C. 20240 Francis J. Collins, Esq. Tom Beecher, Esq. Collins Hannafin Garamella, et al. 148 Deer Hill Avenue P.O. Box 440 Danbury, CT 06810-0440 Ryan E. Bull, Esq. Baker Botts, LLP The Warner Building 1299 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20004

/s/ Eric L. Sussman Eric L. Sussman -3-

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