UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION

BRAD WARRINGTON,

Plaintiff, Case No. 2:22-CV-77-JES-KCD v.

RAKESH PATEL, ROCKY PATEL PREMIUM CIGARS, INC.,

Defendants, /

ORDER Plaintiff Brad Warrington seeks a protective order to quash the deposition of his attorney, Francis Caruso. (Doc. 340.) The substance of Warrington’s motion is commonplace, but it’s timing is not. He sought relief the day before the deposition was scheduled. To make matters worse, he filed the motion after hours (5:39 PM) and never alerted the Court about the time- sensitive nature of the relief needed. (See Doc. 3 at 4-5.) So by the time the motion hit the Court’s radar, there were only a few hours left to review its substance, research the issues, and prepare an order. This is a Court of law, not magic. Turning to the merits, the Court need not spend long. The “deposition date as contained in the [subpoena] has already passed,” leaving the motion moot. Courtyards of Broward Condo. Ass’n, Inc. v. QBE Ins. Corp., No. 07-60168-CIV,

, at *4 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 1, 2007); see also Am. Fam. Ins. Co. v. Almassud, No. 1:16-CV-4023-RWS,

, at *6 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 16, 2018). As the parties have been advised during the many discovery hearings, the Court will endeavor to keep things moving. But the parties must do their part to present any disputes in a timely manner. The Court cannot simply snap its fingers and produce a reasoned decision. It is thus ORDERED: 1. Plaintiffs and Francis Caruso, Esq.’s Joint Motion to Quash and for Protective Order (Doc. 340) is DENIED AS MOOT. ENTERED in Fort Myers, Florida on April 11, 2025.

Zi , “ i □□ -— Le te L. ile? * Kale C. Dudek United States Magistrate Judge