Opinion
22 Civ. 10660 (AT)
12-20-2022
DHUHA ABDUL KARIM AND TRISTAN ARDREY, Individually and as prospective Administrators of the Estate of the Decedent, ISA-ABDUL KARIM. Plaintiffs, v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK; MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO; NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION; DR. “WU”; NURSE DE LA CRUZ, R.N; CORRECTION OFFICER “POTTER”; JOHN DOE CORRECTION OFFICIALS SUPERVISING HOUSING ASSIGNMENTS; JOHN DOE CORRECTION OFFICIALS SUPERVISING INTAKE; JOHN DOE CORRECTION OFFICIALS SUPERVISING MEDICAL TRANSPORT; JOHN DOE CORRECTION OFFICERS #1-10; JOHN DOE HEALTH CARE SUPERVISORS ##1- 5; JOHN DOE MEDICAL STAFF ON RIKERS ISLAND ##1-10, Defendants.
ORDER
ANALISA TORRES, DISTRICT JUDGE
To protect the public health, while promoting the “just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every 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.