On July 9, 2010, Affliction noticed the depositions of Fedor Emelianenko, Joost Raimond, Vadim Finkelchtein, and M-1 Nederland for July 19-21. I have previously posted about the litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California here.
Plaintiffs objected and moved for a protective order pushing the dates to August because "the deponents are all in Europe; are engaged in business activities which require their immediate presence and that 10 days notice for these depositions is inadequate."
In his declaration in support of his motion for the protective order, Fedor states that he is a special guest scheduled to appear at the final competition for the "Eastern Europe" and "Western Europe" regions of the 2010 M-1 Selection being held in Moscow Russia on July 22, 2010. Fedor also states that he will be in the United States in early August for the 2010 M-1 Selection-Americas event.
On July 19, 2010, Magistrate Judge Marc L. Goldman granted plaintiffs' motion for a protective order holding that the "deposition subpoenas clearly do not permit a reasonable time to comply and pose an undue burden upon Plaintiffs and their attorneys." Accordingly, Magistrate Judge Goldman pushed the depositions of the four deponents to the week of August 9, 2010.
Magistrate Judge Goldman also extended the time for completing the deposition of Affliction's Todd Beard to August 20, 2010.
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