Exam 8: Discovery: Depositions

Depositions are used to evaluate the opposing attorney.

If your state has a long-arm statute, any deponent may be brought from a distant state for a local deposition.

When preparing witnesses for testimony ​

Depositions can be useful for what reasons?

Documents or photos may be introduced at depositions so that ​

In the federal system, an attorney can issue a subpoena for a deposition. ​

An Arrangements Checklist and Items Sent to Witness are two types of ​

Witnesses should not be paid a fee.

If a witness dies before trial, that witness's deposition may not be used.

Objections to a subpoena must be served on the other party ​

Paralegals may question deponents if the supervising attorney is not present.

Good objections suggest answers to the deponent.

If a party is to be deposed, a subpoena must be prepared.

Depositions are specifically covered in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in Rules ​

A party to be deposed must receive a ​

If the deponent refuses to sign the deposition transcript, it is signed by ​

Compare the scope of questioning at a deposition to that at trial.

In preparing for a deposition a client should be told ​

Digesting documents makes it easier to ​

Cross-indexing deposition testimony is likely to lose information.