Court Opinion

ID: 4123947
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-02-07 19:05:56.971461+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:28:16.634600
License: Public Domain

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

      MEDICAL DEPOT, INC.,                        )
                                                  )
                         Plaintiff,               )
                                                  )    C.A. No.: N15C-04-133 EMD CCLD
             v.                                   )
                                                  )
      RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY,                     )
                                                  )
                         Defendant.               )

  ORDER (i) BIFURCATING AND STAYING ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE
   COMPLAINT’S THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION – BAD FAITH AND (ii) SETTING
 DEADLINE FOR CIVIL RULE 30(b)(6) DEPOSITION OF CORPORATE DESIGNEE
                       ON ISSUE OF PREJUDICE

        Upon consideration of the Complaint filed by Medical Depot, Inc. (“Medical Depot”); the

Opinion issued by the Court on September 29, 2016 (the “Opinion”); the Letter, dated January

20, 2017, from Jamie L. Edmonson, Esq., to the Honorable Eric M. Davis; the Letter, dated

January 20, 2017, from James W. Semple, Esq., to the Honorable Eric M. Davis; and the entire

record of this civil action,

        IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all actions (e.g., discovery) in connection with the

Complaint’s Third Cause of Action – Bad Faith shall be STAYED pending further Order of the

Court; and

        IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that either party may move to have the stay

lifted upon the filing of a motion requesting relief with such motion not to exceed four (4) pages;

and

        IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that RSUI Indemnity Company (“RIC”) shall

make available, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order, a corporate designee (the “RIC

Designee”), whose deposition shall be taken pursuant to Civil Rule 30(b)(6); and
         IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the RIC Designee shall testify solely on

the issue of what prejudice, if any, RIC suffered due to the untimely notice provided by Medical

Depot as more fully discussed by the Court in the Opinion; and

         IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the Civil Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of the

RIC Designee can be structured as Civil Rule 30(b)(1) production of documents deposition so

long as Medical Depot provides RIC with a designation of materials to be produced within five

(5) days of the date of this Order; and

         IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that RIC should produce any materials

designated by Medical Depot to be produced within two (2) days of the date of the Civil Rule

30(b)(6) deposition of the RIC Designee; and

         IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that this Order is without prejudice to any

objections by RIC to the scope of questioning of the RIC Designee if such scope exceeds the

issue of what prejudice, if any, RIC suffered due to the untimely notice provided by Medical

Depot as more fully discussed by the Court in the Opinion; and

         IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that this Order is without prejudice to any

objections by RIC to the designation and production of materials to be produced if the

designation and production of material seeks documents (i) exceeding the scope of the issue what

prejudice, if any, RIC suffered due to the untimely notice provided by Medical Depot as more

fully discussed by the Court in the Opinion or (ii) that are privileged (e.g., attorney-client

privilege, work product doctrine, etc.) from production;1 and

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  If RIC makes a claim of privilege, RIC shall produce a privilege log prior to the Civil Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of
the RIC Designee.

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       IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that upon completion of the Civil Rule

30(b)(6) deposition of the RIC Designee, the parties shall contact the Court to set up a time for a

telephonic status conference.

Dated: February 7, 2017
Wilmington, Delaware

                                                     /s/ Eric M. Davis
                                                     Eric M. Davis, Judge

cc:    Jamie L. Edmonson, Esq.
       Daniel A. O’Brien, Esq.
       James W. Semple, Esq.
       R. Grant Dick, IV, Esq.

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