Free Motion to Take Deposition - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE LEONARD K. BAYLIS, Plaintiff, v. STANLEY TAYLOR, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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DEFENDANTS' JOINT MOTION FOR LEAVE TO DEPOSE PLAINTIFF

COME NOW Defendants Charles Benton and Georgiana Meekens and State Defendant Stanley Taylor (collectively, "Defendants"), by and through undersigned counsel, and respectfully move this Honorable Court to enter an Order granting Defendants' counsel the right to depose Plaintiff Leonard Baylis ("Plaintiff"), an incarcerated individual: 1. Delaware. 2. case. 3. 4. individual. 5. A form of order is attached to this Motion that grants Defendants' counsel the The discovery deadline in this matter is June 23, 2007. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2) requires leave of the Court to depose an incarcerated Counsel for the Defendants wishes to depose Plaintiff as part of discovery in this Plaintiff is an inmate incarcerated at the Delaware Correctional Center in Smyrna,

right to depose Plaintiff. WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request that this Honorable Court grant their Motion for Leave to Depose Plaintiff Leonard Baylis.

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STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE /s/ Eileen Kelly Eileen Kelly, I.D. No. 2884 Deputy Attorney General Carvel State Office Building 820 N. French Street, 6th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8400 [email protected] Attorney for Stanley Taylor MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER, COLEMAN & GOGGIN /s/ Lorenza Anna Wolhar Kevin J. Connors, I.D. No. 2135 Lorenza Anna Wolhar, I.D. No. 3971 1220 N. Market Street, Suite 500 P.O. Box 8888 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 552-4300 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Charles Benton and Georgiana Meekens Dated: May 3, 2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE LEONARD K. BAYLIS, Plaintiff, v. STANLEY TAYLOR, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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7.1.1 CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL Undersigned counsel hereby certify, pursuant to Local Rule 7.1.1, that: 1. Plaintiff Leonard Baylis is currently incarcerated and it is not practical for undersigned counsel to communicate with him concerning Defendants' Joint Motion for Leave to Depose Plaintiff. 2. Therefore, undersigned counsel assume that the Motion is opposed. STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE /s/ Eileen Kelly Eileen Kelly, I.D. No. 2884 Deputy Attorney General Carvel State Office Building 820 N. French Street, 6th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8400 [email protected] Attorney for Stanley Taylor

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MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER, COLEMAN & GOGGIN /s/ Lorenza Anna Wolhar Kevin J. Connors, I.D. No. 2135 Lorenza Anna Wolhar, I.D. No. 3971 1220 N. Market Street, Suite 500 P.O. Box 8888 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 552-4300 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Charles Benton and Georgiana Meekens Dated: May 3, 2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE LEONARD K. BAYLIS, Plaintiff, v. STANLEY TAYLOR, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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ORDER This day of , __________,

WHEREAS, Defendants having requested leave to depose Plaintiff Leonard Baylis pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a); and WHEREAS, there being good cause shown for the granting of such motion; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Defendants' Joint Motion for Leave to Depose Plaintiff shall be granted and Defendants shall have the right to depose Plaintiff Leonard Baylis.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on May 3, 2007, I electronically filed Defendants' Joint Motion For Leave to Depose Plaintiff Leonard Baylis with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification to Kevin J. Connors, Esquire and Lorenza Anna Wolhar, Esquire. I hereby certify that on May 3, 2007, I have mailed by United States Postal Service, the document to the following non-registered party: Leonard Baylis.

/s/ Eileen Kelly Deputy Attorney General Department of Justice 820 N. French St., 6th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8400 [email protected] Attorney for Stanley Taylor