Disney has filed notice that it will take a videotaped deposition of Glen Gilzean, the CEO of Ron DeSantis' Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
The deposition will take place on April 9, 2024, at the offices of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles, California.
The notice filed by Disney states that the deposition will take place under oath, for the purpose of discovery or other purposes, including trial.
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District filed its lawsuit in the 9th Judicial Circuit Orange County against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in May 2023.
The 188-page lawsuit says that "in an effort to stymie Florida's elected representatives, Disney covertly cobbled together a series of eleventh- hour deals with its soon-to-be-replaced puppet government."
The suit continues, "Disney hoped to tie the hands of the new, independent Board and to preserve Disney's special status as its own government in the District for at least the next thirty years. These agreements reek of a backroom deal—drafted by Disney with the acquiescence a lawyer who represented both Disney and the District, set for hearing without proper notice, and hustled through a compliant Disney-controlled Board that Disney knew would not dwell long on the issue. But perhaps out of haste or arrogance, Disney's deals violate basic principles of Florida constitutional, statutory, and common law. As a result, they are null and void—not even worth the paper they were printed on."
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