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Mercado v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority

United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Jun 24, 2021
20 Civ. 6533 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 24, 2021)

Opinion

20 Civ. 6533 (AT)

06-24-2021

JEFFREY MERCADO, TYRONE PRTNGLE, ADAM ROMAN, KEVTN KNOIS, and EDWARD KALANZ, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated. Plaintiffs, v. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY and TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY, 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 discoveiy through remote means at every available opportunity.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Mercado v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority

United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Jun 24, 2021
20 Civ. 6533 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 24, 2021)
Case details for

Mercado v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Case Details

Full title:JEFFREY MERCADO, TYRONE PRTNGLE, ADAM ROMAN, KEVTN KNOIS, and EDWARD…

Court:United States District Court, Southern District of New York

Date published: Jun 24, 2021

Citations

20 Civ. 6533 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 24, 2021)