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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE       DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI       DIVISION       PLAINTIFF VS. CIVIL ACTION NO.       DEFENDANT MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER, MOTION TO QUASH AND OBJECTION TO NOTICE OF DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM COMES NOW, Plaintiff,       , by and through his/her attorney of record and files this his/her Motion for Protective Order, Motion to Quash and Objection to Notice of Deposition Duces Tecum and in support thereof states the following: 1. At approximately       a.m./p.m. on       ,             , 20       , counsel for Defendant       transmitted to counsel for       via facsimile a "Notice to Take Depositions Duces Tecum" (the "Notice") scheduling each of       (       ) designated experts for oral depositions in       , Mississippi on       ,             , 20       , with the first deposition commencing at       :             .m. A copy of the Notice is attached as Exhibit       and incorporated by reference. 2. The Notice is unreasonable, unduly burdensome and abusive and       moves for a protective order prohibiting the taking of said depositions as scheduled. At the time counsel for       filed the Notice, it was obvious that       could not make arrangements to have his/her experts available on approximately       hours notice (at most), particularly when one of the experts lives in       and another lives in       . Furthermore,       submits that       deliberately transmitted the Notice after normal business hours (       a.m./p.m.       time) in the hopes that counsel for       would not find the notices until arrival for work on       morning. In fact, counsel for       spoke with counsel for       on the afternoon of       ,             ,       , regarding discovery disputes and expert depositions and reports, but counsel for       never mentioned taking depositions on       ,             , 20       . 3. To the extent the Notice is deemed a Subpoena Duces Tecum,       objects on the basis that the subpoena fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 45. The purported subpoena (i) is not in proper form, (ii) was not served on the witnesses, (iii) does not allow a reasonable time for compliance, (iv) subjects the witnesses to undue burden, (v) requires       (       ) experts to travel more than       miles from where they reside, are employed or regularly transact business, and (vi) is overly broad and appears to seek some information that may be protected by the work-product doctrine. In addition,       has failed to tender fees, mileage and reasonable compensation for attending the deposition. Clearly, less than 14 days notice for inspection of the designated materials has been provided. Accordingly,       objects to the inspection of the designated materials and moves that the subpoena be quashed. 4.       respectfully requests that this Motion be treated as an urgent or Necessitous matter and the Court set a hearing of this Motion as soon as possible. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Plaintiff       respectfully moves the Court to enter a protective order prohibiting the taking of the depositions set forth in the Notice to Take Depositions Duces Tecum served by Defendant       as scheduled and to quash the Notice to Take Depositions Duces Tecum to the extent that it is deemed a subpoena. Plaintiff also requests that this matter be treated as urgent and necessitous and be heard as soon as possible. And, Plaintiff moves for such other general relief as is proper in the premises. THIS the       day of       , 20       . Respectfully submitted, _______________________________________       Attorney for       Of counsel:                         Telephone:       MSB #       Attorney for       CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I,       , do hereby certify that I have this day mailed and transmitted via facsimile, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER, MOTION TO QUASH AND OBJECTION TO NOTICE OF DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM to       . This the       day of       , 20       . _______________________________