Opinion
18cv6836 (DLC)
10-13-2022
FORTESA QORROLLI, Plaintiff, v. METROPOLITAN DENTAL ASSOCIATES, D.D.S.- 225 BROADWAY, P.C., et al., Defendants.
ORDER
DENISE COTE, DISTRICT JUDGE
On October 6, 2022, the plaintiff submitted a letter requesting permission for one of her witnesses to testify remotely pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 43(a). In her letter, the plaintiff stated that the witness is unable to be present at the trial due to illness. The defendant submitted a response on October 12. Having received the parties' letters, it is hereby
ORDERED that the plaintiff's request for remote testimony is denied. Upon a showing that the witness is unable to be present at the trial due to illness, the plaintiff may present the witness's deposition testimony at trial. See Fed. R. Evid. 804(a)(4), 804(b)(1). Deposition testimony may be presented by video.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall promptly meet and confer regarding the witness's deposition. Any dispute over the deposition may be brought to the Court's attention by October 17, 2022 by submitting a letter to the Court no longer than two pages. Dated: New York, New York