Jones, et al. v. City of Boston, Boston Police Department, et al.MOTION for Protective OrderD. Mass.August 17, 2007UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS C.A. NO. 05-CV-11832-GAO ____________________________________ RONNIE JONES, RICHARD BECKERS, ) WALTER R. WASHINGTON, WILLIAM ) E. BRIDGEFORTH, SHAWN N. HARRIS, ) EUGENE WADE, GEORGE ) C. DOWNING, JR., CLARARISE ) BRISTOW, and the MASSACHUSETTS ) ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY LAW ) ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, ) ) Plaintiffs ) vs. ) ) CITY OF BOSTON, BOSTON POLICE ) DEPARTMENT, and KATHLEEN ) O’TOOLE, as she is Police Commissioner ) for the Boston Police Department, ) ) Defendants ) ____________________________________) DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER Defendants request that the Court enter a protective order, that the depositions of Attorney Alicia McDonnell and Police Officer Michael J. O’Sullivan, not be had since the depositions are duplicative, unnecessary, and would impose an undue burden on Defendants were they to proceed. Further support for this Motion is provided in the accompanying Memorandum of Law. Case 1:05-cv-11832-GAO Document 63 Filed 08/17/2007 Page 1 of 2 Respectfully submitted, Defendants City of Boston, Boston Police Department, and Kathleen O’Toole By their attorney, __/s/ Mary Jo Harris_____________ Mary Jo Harris, BBO # 561484 Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP 200 State Street Boston, MA 02109-2605 (617) 523-6666 Dated: August 17, 2007 Case 1:05-cv-11832-GAO Document 63 Filed 08/17/2007 Page 2 of 2
