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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA

JOSHUA D. BRIGGS,

Plaintiff,

v.

OREAN YI, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:22-cv-00265-SLG

ORDER RE MOTION TO QUASH

Before the Court at Docket 91 is Defendants’ motion to quash a deposition 

of Assistant Municipal Attorney Tyler Wright that Plaintiff noticed for 3:00 a.m. this 

morning. Noticing a deposition for that hour of the day clearly imposes an undue 

burden on a deponent and hence the motion to quash is GRANTED. See Fed. R. 

Civ P. 45(d)(3)(A)(iv). Pursuant to that rule, and by motion filed within 7 days of the 

date of this order, Defendants may seek an appropriate sanction, including 

attorney’s fees incurred in filing the motion to quash.

In light of the apparent discovery challenges confronting the parties, IT IS 

FURTHER ORDERED that should Plaintiff seek to renotice the deposition of Tyler 

Wright, Plaintiff shall (1) first provide written notice to Defendants of at least 5 

alternative dates and times for the deposition, with all such proposed dates and 

times to be on a day the federal court is open, during normal business hours, and 

with no such date less than 14 days from the date of the written notice, to which 

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Order re Motion to Quash

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Defendants shall promptly respond in writing to Plaintiff by selecting one such date; 

and (2) include with the written notice a brief description of each topic on which 

Plaintiff seeks to question Mr. Wright at the deposition.

Counsel shall file a notice with the Court when the deposition is scheduled 

to take place; the Court will endeavor to be available on that date in the event the 

parties reach an impasse, so as to be able to rule on the record during the 

deposition on issues that may arise.

DATED this 12th day of January, 2024, at Anchorage, Alaska.

/s/ Sharon L. Gleason

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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