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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VIESTE, LLC, ET AL.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

HILL REDWOOD DEVELOPMENT, ET AL.,

Defendants. /

No. C-09-04024-JSW (DMR)

ORDER SETTING DATE AND

LOCATION FOR DEPOSITION OF

STEVEN FISHMAN

Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ August 2, 2010 letter brief requesting an order to compel the

deposition of Mr. Steven Fishman on August 12, 2010 in San Francisco, California (Docket No.

106). Defendants filed a reply letter brief on August 3, 2010 (Docket No. 112).

Upon review of the parties’ letter briefs and consideration of the arguments of counsel during

the August 4, 2010 telephonic hearing on the matter, the Court hereby orders that Defendants

produce Mr. Fishman for deposition on August 14, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs

began discussing the scheduling of Mr. Fishman’s deposition with Defendants in May 2010. Mr.

Fishman’s deposition subsequently was scheduled, noticed and then cancelled four times, each time

at Defendants’ behest. Plaintiffs have articulated their reasons for taking Mr. Fishman’s deposition,

as well as their desire to schedule the deposition in time to propound follow-up discovery in

compliance with the September 17, 2010 discovery cut-off. Defendants have represented that Mr.

Fishman is not available on August 12, 2010, but that they are now willing to produce him for

deposition on August 14, 2010 in Philadelphia. 

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United States District Court

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On this record, the Court orders that Mr. Fishman be produced for up to seven hours of

deposition on August 14, 2010 in Philadelphia. Defendants shall bear Plaintiffs’ reasonable travel

expenses associated with one attorney taking Mr. Fishman’s deposition in Philadelphia, including

airfare, ground transportation, lodging, and meals.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 4, 2010 _______________________________

 DONNA M. RYU

 United States Magistrate Judge

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