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FLORIDA v. U.S.

Case No. 4:12mc3-RH/CAS.

886 F.Supp.2d 1301 (2012)

STATE of Florida, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Tallahassee Division.

August 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley E. Davis , Daniel Elden Nordby , Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiff.

Elise Sandra Shore , U.S. Dept of Justice, Washington, DC, Pamela A. Moine , U.S. Attorney, Pensacola, FL, for Defendant.

ORDER DENYING THE MOTION TO COMPEL STATE LEGISLATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS TO APPEAR FOR DEPOSITIONS

ROBERT L. HINKLE, District Judge.

The issue in this proceeding is whether Florida state legislators have a privilege not to testify on matters at the core of their legislative functions. This order holds that they do have such a privilege and that it extends also to their staff members.

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