Resolution Trust Corporation, in Its Capacity as Receiver of First Bankers Trust and Savings Association, F.A. v. Southern Union Company, Inc.

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• holding that designation of two corporate representatives without relevant knowledge \was tantamount to a complete failure of the corporation to appear\
• holding that designation of two corporate representatives without relevant knowledge \was tantamount to a complete failure of the corporation to appear\
• recognizing that when a party “has failed to designate an available, knowledgeable, and readily identifiable [Rule 30(b)(6)] witness, then the appearance is, for all practical purposes, no appearance at all”
• holding that the presence of an unprepared 30(b)(6) designee constitutes \no appearance at all\
• noting that the failure to properly designate a Rule 30(b)(6) witness can be considered a nonappearance justifying the imposition of sanctions
• explaining that Rule 30(b)(6) “places the burden of identifying responsive witnesses for a corporation on the corporation”

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