Corley v. Rosewood Care Center, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
142 F.3d 1041 (7th Cir. 1998)
Relevant factsFree
After filing a RICO suit against Rosewood (defendant), Corley (plaintiff) conducted voluntary interviews of non-party witnesses under oath with a court reporter transcribing; Rosewood, treating these interviews as functionally equivalent to depositions, sought and obtained a protective order from the district court requiring Corley to give Rosewood advance notice before each such interview.
IssueFree
Whether a party must give notice to the opposing party of its interviews during discovery of potential non-party witnesses if they are done voluntarily, taken under oath, and transcribed by a court reporter.
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