Port Of Seattle’s memorandum in support of its motion to compel depositions and for limitation on entry onto land

In early 2002, the Port of Seattle filed a legal memorandum seeking to compel the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) to make its witnesses available for deposition and to place limits on a requested inspection of Port property near Sea-Tac Airport. The Port objected to ACC's demands for unrestricted site access for 17 people, unlimited environmental sampling across 18 acres of wetlands and multiple creeks, and refusal to disclose sampling locations or methods in advance. ACC, in turn, refused to schedule any depositions until the site visit dispute was resolved.

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The Port of Seattle submits a memorandum supporting its motion to compel the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) to make witnesses available for deposition and to impose limitations on a site visit pursuant to CR 34(b). The Port outlines conditions for a reasonable site visit including group size limits, advance identification of sampling locations and protocols, and exclusion from the airfield. ACC has demanded unfettered access for 17 people to the entire site without specifying sampling locations or methods, and has refused to make witnesses available for deposition until site visit terms are agreed upon.

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