Sheikh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FIRDOS S. SHEIKH, M.D., No. 2:23-cv-01582-TLN-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. 16 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Application seeking an order requiring that the Rule 30(b)(6) depositions of Defendant Spinnaker Insurance Company (“Spinnaker”) and third- party Hippo Analytics Inc. (“Hippo”)—formerly a defendant in this action—commence on or before December 15, 2025. ECF No. 75. Defendant Spinnaker and third-party Hippo oppose the application. ECF No. 76. The Court specially set a hearing on the application on December 1, 2025. At the hearing, Plaintiff clarified that she now seeks an order requiring that the Rule 30(b)(6) depositions occur on or before December 19, 2025. As background to the instant dispute, Plaintiff first noticed the Rule 30(b)(6) depositions of Spinnaker and Hippo on April 26, 2025. Defendants then sought a protective order limiting the scope of those…