The plaintiff brought a motion seeking an order for her examination for discovery by video conference from Lithuania, leave to examine the defendant before trial due to his advanced age, and assignment of the proceeding to case management.
The court granted all three requests, finding it just given the plaintiff's intention to return to Lithuania, the defendant's age, and the serious nature of the allegations.
However, despite the plaintiff's success on the substantive relief, the court awarded $1,000 in costs to the defendant, payable by the plaintiff, citing the plaintiff's insufficient efforts to resolve matters prior to and after bringing the motion.