The plaintiff in a Simplified Procedure action brought a motion to extend the time for examination for discovery of the defendant's representative by 60 minutes, later reduced to 30 minutes.
The request stemmed from technical difficulties in accessing the full surveillance footage of the incident prior to and during the initial discovery, despite an understanding between counsel that further questioning would occur once the footage was viewed.
The court granted the extension, finding it had jurisdiction under Rules 3.02(1) and 2.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
The court determined that extending the discovery was just and reasonable given the circumstances, the importance of the surveillance to the litigation, and the reliance of plaintiff's counsel on the agreement with the defendant's counsel.
