Ryon M. McCabe
Role at the time: U.S. magistrate judge for the Southern District of Florida, in an order on the government's motion
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
McCabe grants the government's request for a protective order, saying the record does not yet show the extraordinary circumstances needed to depose a high-ranking official. He allows the plaintiffs to send Blanche up to ten interrogatories about his July 16 remarks and lets them renew the deposition request after other discovery is done.
“At the conclusion of all written discovery and the upcoming Rule 30(b)(6) deposition, Plaintiffs may renew their request to depose Attorney General Blanche, upon a proper showing of "extraordinary circumstances" or "special needs" after the exhaustion of other available discovery methods. In the meantime, the Court GRANTS the Government's motion for entry of a protective order. The deposition may not proceed without further order of the Court.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Doe 1 v. United States, No. 9:25-cv-80880 (S.D. Fla.): Magistrate Judge McCabe's order on the motion to quash the Blanche subpoenaDkt. 150, eight-page order dated November 5, 2026
Why we used this label
McCabe blocks the deposition the Justice Department sought to stop, but rejects its request to quash the subpoena, allows written questions to Blanche about his remarks and leaves the deposition open for later, so we labeled it mixed or conditional.