Metro Cruise Services, LLC v. Broward County

Full title: METRO CRUISE SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, v. BROWARD COUNTY, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, S.D. Florida

Date published: Feb 17, 2009

CASE NO. 08-62093-CIV-HUCK/O'SULLIVAN (S.D. Fla. Feb. 17, 2009)

Opinion

CASE NO. 08-62093-CIV-HUCK/O'SULLIVAN.

February 17, 2009

ORDER

JOHN O'SULLIVAN, Magistrate Judge

THIS MATTER came before the Court on an informal discovery conference held before the undersigned on February 17, 2009. Having held a hearing in this matter, it is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the subject 30(b)(6) deposition requested by the plaintiff shall be conducted as soon as possible, but at the latest by February 27, 2009. It is further

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that a protective Order is issued as to the depositions of the nine (9) Broward County Commissioners, including the Mayor and Vice Mayor. Legislative immunity, as recognized by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, applies to the case at bar. The Commissioners were acting in furtherance of their legitimate legislative duties in this case, and they have absolute immunity for conduct which furthers those legislative duties. See DeSisto College, Inc., v. Line, 888 F.2d 755, 765 (11^th Cir. 1989). See also M Securities and Investments, Inc. v. Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2001 WL 1685515 *2 (S.D.Fla. 2001).

DONE AND ORDERED, in Chambers, at Miami, Florida.