IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC., Plaintiff, v. DIGITAL INSIGHT CORPORATION, ET AL., Defendants. MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO QUASH NOTICE OF DEPOSITION BY WRITTEN QUESTIONS AND FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER TO THE HONORABLE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT: Digital Insight Corporation, Defendant herein, has filed its Motion to Quash Notice of Deposition by Written Questions and for Protective Order, and it seems clear that the provisions of Rule 31, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, requiring leave of Court and the mechanism for serving cross-questions are mandatory and compelled by the Rule. See Express One International, Inc. v. Sochata, 2001 WL 363073 (N.D. Tex.); Barrow v. Greenville Independent School District, 202 F.R.D.480 (N.D. Tex.2001). Plaintiff has failed to comply with the provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the notices of deposition should be quashed. Respectfully submitted, CLARK, THOMAS & WINTERS, A Professional Corporation By: BARRY K. BISHOP State Bar No. 02346000 P.O. Box 1148 Austin, Texas 78767-1148 (512) 472-8800 (512) 474-1129 fax ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT DIGITAL INSIGHT CORPORATION CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been served on all counsel of record via ( ) hand-delivery, ( ) facsimile and/or (*) certified mail, return receipt requested, on this 17th day of December, 2002: R. James George, Jr. Nanneska N. Hazel George & Donaldson, L.L.P. 114 West 7th Street, Suite 1100 Austin,Texas 78701 (512) 499-0094 fax Peter Nolan G. Stewart Whitehead Winstead Sechrest & Minick, P.C. 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 800 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 370-2850 fax Martha S. Dickie Minton, Burton, Foster & Collins, P.C. 1100 Guadalupe Street Austin, TX 78701-2198 A. Boone Almanza Akin & Almanza 1717 West Sixth Street, Suite 230 Austin, TX 78703 Barry K. Bishop