DeVine v. XPO Logistics Freight (N.D. Ill. Mar. 17, 2020)
Observing that “the medical community is very, very busy right now,” orders parties to meet and confer to determine whether outstanding medical provider depositions are in fact needed; institutes COVID-related protocol requiring proponent of deposition to report to court information regarding proposed deponent, including anticipated involvement in preparation or response to COVID-related public health efforts, and relative importance to case.
