Caraway Motion To Quash Deposition
Caraway Motion To Quash Deposition
Caraway Motion To Quash Deposition
COMES NOW, DWAINE R. CARAWAY, Plaintiff in the above-entitled cause, and files this
Motion to Quash Notice of Deposition of Dwaine R. Caraway and Motion for Protective Order, and
I.
Dallas Morning News, Inc.'s Notice of Deposition of Dwaine R. Caraway, noticing same for
March 17, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. at the offices of Intervenor's counsel. A copy of said Notice is
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11.
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 199.4, a party may object to the time and place
designated for an oral deposition by filing a motion to quash the deposition notice. Accordingly,
This Motion to Quash has been filed within three (3) business days of receipt of the
referenced Notice of Deposition and therefore, the oral deposition of the Plaintiff is stayed until the
Court rules on said Motion, but no sooner than the Court's ruling on Plaintiff's Motion to Strike
Intervention.
I.
Intervenor filed its' Plea In Intervention on March 9, 2011. At the same time, Intervenor
noticed the deposition of the Plaintiff for March 17, 2011, without first conducting a conference with
the Plaintiffs counsel or the counsel for the other named parties.
Plaintiff has filed a Motion to Strike Intervenor's Plea In Intervention challenging the
intervention and has asked the Court to set the Motion to Strike for hearing.
Because intervention by uninvited participants has the potential for disrupting pending suits,
trial courts should rule on motions to strike intervention before considering other matters such as
severance. In re Union Carbide Corp., 272 S.W.3d 152, 156 (Tex. 2008). Thus, Plaintiff seeks a
protective order from the Court, protecting him from any and all discovery propounded on the
Plaintiff by the Intervenor including, but not limited to, oral depositions and written discovery
requests.
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this matter for a hearing, and after hearing, issue an Order protecting the Plaintiff from any and all
discovery requests by the Intervenor, until such time as the Court rules on Plaintiffs Motion to
Strike Plea In Intervention. The Plaintiff further seeks such other relief to which he may show
Respectfully Submitted,
Byr
CHAEL D. PAYMA
State Bar No.: 00790560
SAMMIE M. SMITH
State Bar No.: 24044902
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
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CERTIFICATE OFSERVICE
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FIAT
The above and foregoing Motion filed by Movant, having been presented to me and the Court
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that said Motion be, and same is hereby set for hearing
SIGNED on 2011 .
JUDGE PRESIDING
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