| As Megan Thee Stallion
Seeks to Delay Deposition in
Cameraman Suit Judge Says No
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Feb 10 – Megan Thee
Stallion's personal cameraman
has sued her and Roc Nation
for discrimination and
retaliation, recounting being
forced to witness sex on a
trip to Ibiza, Spain, in a New
York City strip club and
elsewhere.
On
February 10 a conference about
depositing Megan Thee
Stallion, identified in the
Complaint as Megan Pete, was
held by U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Gregory H.
Woods. Inner City Press live
tweeted it. From the thread:
Plaintiff's
lawyer: Ms. Pete [Megan Thee
Stallion] has not excuse to
not submit to a deposition in
our White Plains office, the
defendants transferred this
case from LA to SDNY.
Defense lawyer:
They have to show it's
relevant and
proportionate Defense:
They seek to depose Ms. Pete
[Megan Thee Stallion] a mere
30 days after the deposition
was noticed. But this is a
scheduling issue. Feb 26, she
is not available. We propose
June.
[From the
complaint: "the
hypersexualized lyrics blended
into the working relationship
with her employees"]
Judge:
There is a time limit on the
total deposition time. So what
are your concerns?
Defense: If the
deposition occurs before
documents are available, they
made ask for a 2d deposition.
Judge: Counsel for plaintiff,
are you aware of the 1 day, 7
hour rule? Yes.
Plaintiff's
lawyer (William Knight) - The
June date is too close to the
discovery cut-off.
Megan Thee
Stallion lawyer Joanna Menillo
of Quinn Emanuel: The
defendants have raised other
resolutions, like written
deposition. She offers week of
June 22.. Judge:
Counsel for ROC Nation?
ROC
Nations' lawyer (Michael
Kleinmann of Reed Smith) We
wish we could have avoided
this.
Judge: There is a
rule about sequence, Rule 26 -
the default is that staging is
not required. I don't view
this as a motion to
compel Judge: I do not
see substantial merit in the
objections raised. The
testimony of Ms. Pete [Megan
Thee Stallion] is clearly
relevant, and proportionate.
In sum, I encourage the
parties to meet and confer
regarding the date of the
deposition. Many people are
busy
Judge: I believe
it may be at a substantially
earlier today - it could be
held in LA rather than White
Plains, I don't know how often
Ms. Pete gets there. Perhaps
an online or remove
deposition, as it conventional
post-COVID.
Judge:
Adjourned.
The case is
Emilio Garcia v. Roc Nation
LLC, et al., 1:24-cv-7587
(Woods)
More from and
about the case on X for
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and on Substack here
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