Breanna Backfisch v. Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. et al.

Summary

The court grants plaintiff Breanna Backfisch’s unopposed motion to compel Trucking Times, Inc. to designate and produce a corporate representative for a deposition under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6). The order directs Trucking Times to produce the representative by April 15, 2026, in connection with plaintiff’s personal injury action arising from a commercial motor vehicle crash.

Holdings

1. Under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) and 37(a), the court may compel an organization that has failed to designate or produce a corporate representative to designate, prepare, and produce a witness for deposition.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should compel Trucking Times, Inc. to designate and produce a corporate representative for a deposition under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6).
2. Whether an organizational entity may be compelled to produce a Rule 30(b)(6) witness to testify about information known or reasonably available to the organization, including when the entity may no longer be operational.

Disposition

other