Depositions Outside of the Southern District of Ohio

Any motion under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(d) and any proceeding under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b) initiated or arising during the process of taking depositions outside of the Southern District of Ohio will be initiated or filed in this District and disposed of by the Judge responsible for discovery. This Rule applies to proceedings initiated by a party to the action involved and does not apply to such proceedings initiated by a deponent (not a party or officer or employee of a party or member of a partnership party). Although Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 extends the option to apply to the District Court in the district where the deposition is being taken and that option may not be denied by this Rule, application in such other districts generally tends to increase unduly that other district’s work and to disrupt this Court’s scheduled deadlines. Proceedings initiated in other districts in violation of this Rule may be subject to 28 U.S.C. § 1927 or other applicable sanctions.