Local Rule Rule 30: DEPOSITIONS

Rule 30 DEPOSITIONS (Amended December 22, 2017)

(a) Attendance Depositions on oral examination or on written interrogatories are deemed to constitute private proceedings which the public is not entitled to attend. Any person other than the witness being deposed, the parties to the action, the parent of a minor deponent, counsel for the witness or any party, or any person who has been disclosed by any party as an expert witness in the case shall, at the request of counsel for any party, or the witness, be excluded from the hearing room while the deposition of any person is being taken. Application for an exception to this rule may be made to the presiding Judge.

(b) Appearances Any counsel taking or defending a deposition on behalf of a party must have filed an appearance in the case. Subject to any applicable rules concerning the unauthorized practice of law, counsel representing a non-party witness only in deposition need not file an appearance unless otherwise ordered.

(c) Depositions Transcripts of depositions and exhibits marked for identification at the depositions shall not be filed with the Clerk, except as required by Local Rule 5(f). When filing deposition transcripts and exhibits in accordance with Local Rule 5(f), if a party seeks to file any of those materials under seal, the party must comply with the provisions of Local Rule 5(e).

(d) Transcripts and Copies of Depositions Where a deposition has been taken, any party is entitled to a copy of the recording made of the testimony, whether that recording is done through stenographic, audio or video means. Each party shall bear the expense of his or her own copy of the recording of the deposition testimony.