BC594640

CULLEN ET AL. v. HANLEY ET AL

Defendant Nicola Six Limited’s Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory is GRANTED.

ANALYSIS: Pursuant to CCP §2027.010(e), this Court has the authority to issue letters rogatory.:

“On motion of the party seeking to take an oral deposition in a foreign nation, the court in which the action is pending shall issue a commission, letters rogatory, or a letter of request, if it determines that one is necessary or convenient. The commission, letters rogatory, or letter of request may include any terms and directions that are just and appropriate. The deposition officer may be designated by name or by descriptive title in the deposition notice and in the commission. Letters rogatory or a letter of request may be addressed: “To the Appropriate Judicial Authority in [name of foreign nation].””

Letters rogatory are the usual and accepted method of taking depositions in a foreign country in a civil law nation. See Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Sup