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Gaillard v. The City of New York

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Oct 19, 2021
21 Civ. 8324 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 19, 2021)

Opinion

21 Civ. 8324 (AT)

10-19-2021

SHAKEENA GAILLARD, as Proposed Administrator of the Estate of PIERRE CANN, Plaintiff v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK, POLICE OFFICER DWAYNE CARTER, SHIELD No. 3894, and POLICE OFFICERS JOHN DOES No. ONE THROUGH TEN, Defendants.


ORDER

ANALISA TORRES, District Judge:

To protect the public health, while promoting the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of eveiy action and proceeding," Fed.R.Civ.P. 1, it is ORDERED pursuant to Rules 30(b)(3) and 30(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that all depositions in this action may be taken via telephone, videoconference, or other remote means. It is further ORDERED pursuant to Rule 30(b)(5) that a deposition will be deemed to have taken place "before an officer appointed or designated under Rule 28" if such officer attends the deposition using the same remote means used to connect all other participants, so long as all participants (including the officer) can clearly hear and be heard by all other participants. The parties are encouraged to engage in discovery through remote means at every available opportunity.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Gaillard v. The City of New York

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Oct 19, 2021
21 Civ. 8324 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 19, 2021)
Case details for

Gaillard v. The City of New York

Case Details

Full title:SHAKEENA GAILLARD, as Proposed Administrator of the Estate of PIERRE CANN…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Oct 19, 2021

Citations

21 Civ. 8324 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 19, 2021)