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Plaintiffs asked for expedited discovery to help speed up their case.
A Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) worker and three other federal officials must sit down and answer questions under oath in a legal case, a federal judge ruled on Feb. 27.
The four depositions will seek information that is essential to deciding on a motion for preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge John Bates said in a 16-page order. The motion, which has not yet been filed, is expected to ask to block DOGE access to some government systems.
“To help ensure the depositions are limited to the proper topics, and to help decrease the burden on defendants, the Court will limit plaintiffs to a total of eight hours for their four depositions,” Bates wrote.
The depositions must be completed no later than March 24.
The discovery process will start with written questions. The depositions will be aimed at resolving “any factual issues left ambiguous following the production of written discovery,” plaintiffs said.
It is not clear which DOGE employee will be questioned. The DOGE employee will be asked about the leadership and decision-making structure of the department, as well as the roles and…
