Local Rule 43.1: Witnesses Conferring with Counsel During Testimony
D. Del. — Civil rule
RULE 43.1. Witnesses Conferring with Counsel During Testimony.
Once direct examination of a witness is concluded and until cross examination of that witness is concluded, counsel offering the witness on direct examination shall not:
(a) Consult or confer with the witness regarding the substance of the witness' testimony already given or anticipated to be given, except for the purpose of conferring on whether to assert a privilege against testifying or on how to comply with a court order; or
(b) Suggest to the witness the manner in which any questions should be answered.