Local Rule LCivR 30: DEPOSITIONS BY ORAL EXAMINATION

LCivR 30 DEPOSITIONS BY ORAL EXAMINATION

(a) [Reserved]

(b)

(1) A party should make good faith attempt to confer with the other parties and the person whose deposition is being taken on scheduling prior to serving notice of a deposition.

(6) A party intending to notice the deposition of a public or private corporation, partnership, association, governmental agency, or other entity pursuant to this rule shall prepare draft topics of examination and shall meet and confer with the entity regarding the topics prior to noticing the deposition. The party and entity shall discuss the topics and a reasonable time for the entity to prepare designee(s) to respond to the topics.

(c) [Reserved]

(d)

(1) If a party needs more than 1 day of 7 hours to conduct a deposition of a deponent, it shall be the party seeking the additional time's responsibility to motion the court or contact chambers for the additional time. To avoid wasted time and expense, the parties shall contact chambers to schedule a telephonic conference to obtain an expedited ruling on the additional time for a deposition in compliance with LCivR 37(g).

(e) through (g) [Reserved]

[Note: Unless, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 29 the parties have stipulated otherwise, no more than 10 depositions, each limited to 7 hours in one day, may be taken by the plaintiffs, defendants, or third-party defendants without leave of the Court. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2) and (d)(1).]