Petition for pre complaint discovery

[Name]

[Address]

[Phone number]

Attorney for [Petitioning Party]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE ________ DISTRICT OF _______

Civil Action, File Number _______

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)

[Name], ) PETITION FOR

Petitioner ) ORDER

) AUTHORIZING

) PRE COMPLAINT

) DISCOVERY

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Pursuant to FRCP 27(a), [Petitioning Party] petitions this Court for an order permitting it to take the deposition of [Deponent] on [date], to perpetuate [deponent’s] testimony before a complaint has been filed commencing an action.

[Petitioning Party] expects to be named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit. [Petitioning Party] was involved in a business...