Opinion
Case No: 05-70986.
April 11, 2006
ORDER
Defendants filed a Motion To Compel Expert Depositions Or In The Alternative To Strike Said Experts (Doc. #32). Plaintiff responded. The Court held a telephone conference on April 11, 2006. Attending were: Gregory Bereznoff representing the Plaintiff; Michael Rinkle representing Defendants Oakwood United Hospital, Dr. Udoro G. Uwedjojevwe and Professional Emergency Care, P.C.; and Amy Blackwell representing Eric Ketcham, M.D.
Based on the discussion held, the Court GRANTS the Motion. Defendants are to notice the depositions of the experts to occur shortly, inasmuch as discovery has closed. In addition to compensating the experts for their time spent in deposition, Defendants are required to pay the experts a reasonable amount for the time spent in preparing for their depositions. See, Barrett v. Nextel Communications, Inc., 2006 WL 374757 (E.D. Mich); Mock v. Johnson, 218 F.R.D. 680; Boos v. Prison Heath Services, 212 F.R.D. 578; Collins v. Village of Woodridge, 197 F.R.D. 354; and Putnal v. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, 2005 WL 3532381.
IT IS SO ORDERED.