Antonio Goodwin v. AT&T Corporation

Whether a district court abuses its discretion under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(c) and 30(b)(4) by denying a medically supported request for a remote deposition where undisputed medical evidence established life- threatening caregiving obligations, where remote participation was medically recommended, where Petitioner's wife had been approved for Medicaid Long Term Disability because of her life-threatening long-term condition, where Medicaid Long Term Disability approved Petitioner as his wife's certified Entyre Care caregiver, and where the record further showed active and ongoing medical treatment, including that the Petitioner's Wife has Chemotherapy Transfusion Treatment at the Cancer Institute, together with pain doctor appointments, primary doctor appointments, and in home nurse visits requiring Petitioner's physical presence.

Whether sanctions may be imposed for failure to attend an in-person deposition conducted on September 25, 2025, where the deposition occurred after the discovery cutoff date and before any court order compelled attendance, including where ECF No. 123 was filed on September 3, 2025, ECF No. 133 was filed on September 11, 2025, and Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts did not issue the relevant ruling until November 25, 2025, close to 90 days later and after the deposition date had already passed.

Whether due process is violated where sanctions are imposed while a I dispositive motion filed on September 10, 2025 remained pending through the December 30, 2025 sanctions hearing, where Judge Daniel J. Albregts did not rule on the extension of the discovery cutoff, the deposition-related motion, and the relevant timing issues until November 25,2025, long after the deposition date and after substantial prejudice had already occurred, and where a ruling in Petitioner's favor on that dispositive motion could have overpowered, eliminated, mooted, or taken the September 25, 2025 in-person deposition out of the equation entirely.

.Whether sanctions may be upheld where the official transcripts of the July 28, 2025 and December 30, 2025 hearings materially omit or misstate critical evidence, including the May 2, 2025 emergency medical events, the May 5, 2025 physician letter from Dr. Suman Manchireddy, M.D,, the Entyre Care restrictions, the Medicaid Long Term Disability approval for Petitioner's wife's life-threatening long-term condition., the Medicaid approval of Mr. Antonio Goodwin as his wife's certified Entyre Care caregiver, the fact that the Petitioner's Wife has Chemotherapy Transfusion Treatment at the Cancer Institute, the fact that those