Brock C. Akers Volume 1 - Knowles Publishing

1 texas DEPOSITIONS. Brock C. Akers Volume 1. Trial Lawyer's Series . CHAPTER ONE OVERVIEW. SCOPE OF COVERAGE. A. DISCUSSION. 1. General Thoughts and Observations About Depositions 2. Rules for Witnesses 3. E-Discovery 4. Telephone Depositions 5. Cost Saving Ideas (a) Delivery of Depositions (b) Oral Depositions (c) Written Depositions (d) Perpetuating Testimony (e) Nonstenographic Tape Record (f) Video Depositions (g) Telephone Depositions (h) Satellite Depositions Video Teleconferencing and Video Conferencing 6. Making and Transcribing Depositions (a) In General (b) Court Reporters (i) Reporting Method (ii) Costs (iii) Locating Reporters (c) Before Starting the deposition (d) Making the Record (e) Correcting the Record B. CHECKLISTS. 1. texas Depositions Checklist (a) Scope of Coverage (b) Arranging Depositions (c) Taking Depositions (d) Returning Depositions (e) Using Depositions 2. Mandatory Disclosure Checklist (a) Scope of Coverage 3.

2 Federal Depositions Checklist (a) Scope of Coverage (b) Arranging Depositions (c) Taking Depositions (d) Returning Depositions (e) Using Depositions 4. deposition Notice Checklist 5. Tips for a Successful deposition Checklist 6. deposition Procedures Checklist Knowles Publishing PAGE 1. 7. Objections ( texas Rules) Checklist 8. Privileges ( texas Rules) Checklist 9. Objections (Federal Rules) Checklist 10. Pretrial Depositions Relating to Oral and Written Depositions Checklist 11. Telephone and Telephone-Video Depositions Checklist CHAPTER TWO STATUTES AND RULES. A. DISCUSSION. 1. The Meaning of Taking a deposition Under the Rules (a) texas Rules (b) Federal Rules 2. Under the Rules Stating Objections to Depositions B. texas RULES AND STATUTES PERTAINING TO DEPOSITIONS. 1. texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Discovery Practice and Procedure). (a) Rule 176 Subpoenas (b) Rule 190 Discovery Limitations (c) Rule 191 Modifying Discovery Procedures and Limitations; Conference Requirement; Signing Disclosures, Discovery Requests, Responses, and Objections; Filing Requirements (d) Rule 192 Permissible Discovery: Forms and Scope; Work Product; Protective Orders; Definitions (e) Rule 193 Written Discovery: Response; Objection; Assertion of Privilege; Supplementation and Amendment; Failure to Timely Respond; Presumption of Authenticity (f) Rule 194 Requests for Disclosure (g) Rule 195 Discovery Regarding Testifying Expert Witnesses (h) Rule 196 Requests for Production and Inspection to Parties.

3 Requests and Motions for Entry Upon Property (i) Rule 197 Interrogatories to Parties (j) Rule 198 Requests for Admissions (k) Rule 199 Depositions Upon Oral Examination (l) Rule 200 Depositions Upon Written Questions (m) Rule 201 Depositions in Foreign Jurisdictions for Use in texas Proceedings; Depositions in texas for Use in Foreign Proceedings (n) Rule 202 Depositions Before Suit or to Investigate Claims (o) Rule 203 Signing, Certification, and Use of Oral and Written Depositions (p) Rule 204 Physical and Mental Examinations (q) Rule 205 Discovery from Nonparties (r) Rule 215 Abuse of Discovery; Sanctions 2. texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code (regarding depositions). (a) Chapter 20. Depositions (b) Chapter 21. Interpreters (c) Chapter 22. Witnesses 3. Supreme Court Adopts Definitions of Unprofessional Conduct for Reporters 4. texas Government Code (a) Expenses of District Court Reporters (b) Expenses of District Court Reporters in Change of Venue Cases (c) Charges for Depositions 5.

4 texas Health and Safety Code (a) Written Authorization for Disclosure of Health Care Information (b) Disclosure Without Written Authorization Knowles Publishing PAGE 2. C. FEDERAL RULES AND STATUTES PERTAINING TO DEPOSITIONS. 1. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Discovery Practice and Procedure). (a) Rule 26. General Provisions Governing Discovery; Duty of Disclosure (b) Rule 27. Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony (c) Rule 28. Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken (d) Rule 29. Stipulations About Discovery Procedure (e) Rule 30. Depositions by Oral Examination (f) Rule 31. Depositions by Written Questions (g) Rule 32. Using Depositions in Court Proceedings (h) Rule 33. Interrogatories To Parties (i) Rule 34. Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering Onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes (j) Rule 35. Physical and Mental Examinations (k) Rule 36.

5 Requests for Admission (l) Rule 37. Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions 2. Federal Statutes (28 ). (a) 1821 Per Diem and Mileage Generally; Subsistence (b) 1826 Recalcitrant Witnesses (c) 1920 Taxation of Costs CHAPTER THREE DIGEST. A. SCOPE OF COVERAGE. B. TOPICS. 1. Adjournment or Completion of Depositions 2. Agreements 3. Attorney as Witness 4. Audio (Tape Recorder) Depositions 5. Certifying Questions 6. Confidentiality 7. Contempt 8. Corporate Depositions 9. Corrections to deposition 10. Cost of Depositions 11. Court Reporters 12. Customary Practices 13. Defending Depositions 14. deposition Procedures 15. deposition as Substitute for Other Discovery Requests 16. deposition as Summary Judgment Evidence 17. deposition Summaries 18. deposition to Perpetuate Testimony 19. deposition on Written Questions (Written deposition ). 20. Discovery Plans 21. Ethical Consideration 22.

6 Exhibits to Depositions 23. Expenses of Attending Depositions 24. Expert's deposition 25. Failure to Attend Depositions 26. Filing of Depositions 27. Foreign Depositions 28. Interpreters 29. Jurisdiction Over the deposition Knowles Publishing PAGE 3. 30. Making the Record 31. Modifying deposition Procedures 32. Motion to Compel Answers 33. Nonstenographic Recordings 34. Notice of Depositions 35. Number of Depositions 36. Objections 37. Out-of-State Depositions 38. Parties Joined After the deposition 39. Persons to Be Deposed 40. Persons to Be Present at deposition 41. Place or Location of Depositions 42. Private Conference With Witnesses 43. Privileged Information 44. Production of Documents 45. Protective Orders 46. Public Access to Court Records 47. Purpose of a deposition 48. Questions and Answers 49. Sanctions 50. Scheduling Depositions 51. Scope of Discovery 52. Signature of Witness 53.

7 Stipulations 54. Subpoena 55. Supplemental Depositions 56. Supplementing deposition Responses 57. Taking a deposition Under the Rules 58. Telephone Depositions 59. Time Limitations on Depositions 60. Time of Taking deposition 61. Types of Depositions 62. Unresponsive Answers 63. Use of Depositions at Trial 64. Use of Depositions on File 65. Video Depositions 66. Weekend Depositions 67. Witnesses C. SUPPLEMENTAL REFERENCES. 1. texas Lawyer's Creed A Mandate for Professionalism 2. texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct CHAPTER FOUR FORMS AND MOTIONS. A. INTRODUCTION. B. STATE COURT FORMS. 1. Notices of Depositions (a) Notice of Oral deposition Party (Multiple Witnesses). Application: Multiple Parties; Multiple Witnesses (Parties); Notice Duces Tecum Knowles Publishing PAGE 4. (b) Notice of Oral deposition (Nonparty). Application: Multiple witnesses; Subpoena Duces Tecum Notice (c) Notice of Corporate deposition When Corporation is a Party Application: Official Corporate Answers; Notice Duces Tecum (d) Notice of Oral deposition (Nonparty).

8 Application: Single Witness; Subpoena Duces Tecum Notice (e) Notice of Intention to Take Oral deposition Application: Expert Witness; Subpoena Duces Tecum Notice (f) Notice of Oral deposition Videotape Application: Single Witness; Videotape (g) Motion and Order or Stipulation for Telephone Depositions (h) Notice of Oral deposition of an Organization (Nonparty). Application: Nonparty Corporation, Association, etc. to Designate Witness (i) Notice of deposition by Written Questions (Written deposition ). Application: Custodian of Hospital Records Short Form (j) Cross-Questions to Custodian of Records of Hospital Application: Proving Up Hospital Records as Business Records (k) Notice of deposition by Written Questions Application: Custodian of Hospital Records Long Form (l) Notice of deposition by Written Questions Application:Treating Physician Short Form; Subpoena Duces Tecum (m) Notice of deposition by Written Questions (Written deposition ).

9 Application: Treating Physician Long Form; Prove up Diagnosis, Prognosis, Medical Bill, etc. (n) Notice of Written Questions (Written deposition ). Application: Custodian of Medical Records (o) Notice of deposition by Written Questions (Written deposition ). Application: Custodian of Personnel Records 2. Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony (a) Petition to Perpetuate Testimony Application: Petition to Take deposition Before Suit is Instituted 3. Motions and Orders (a) Motion For Audio Recording in Lieu of Stenographic Recording of deposition Application: Use of Tape Recorder (Audio) in Lieu of Court Reporter (b) Order Authorizing Audio Recording in Lieu of Stenographic Recording of deposition Application: Use with Motion for Audio Recording (c) Motion and Order or Stipulation for Telephone Depositions (d) Motion to Shorten Time for Taking Video deposition Application: Take Video deposition with Less than Five Days' Notice Knowles Publishing PAGE 5.

10 (e) Notice of Oral deposition Videotape (Nonparty). Application: Attachment to Motion to Shorten Time for Taking Video deposition ;. Single Witness; Subpoena Duces Tecum (f) Order Shortening Time for deposition Notice Application: Use with Motion to Shorten Time for Taking deposition (g) Motion for Protective Order Expert Fees Application: Require Party Requesting deposition to Pay Expert Fees (h) Motion for Protective Order Witness Ill Application: Postpone deposition Because Witness Ill (i) Motion for Protective Order (Alternative). Application: General Format (j) Order Granting Relief in Response to Motion for Protective Order Application: Order Granting Relief in Response to Motion for Protective Order (k) Motion to Quash Subpoena Application: Prevent Taking of Nonparty's deposition (l) Defendant's Motion to Quash Notice of deposition (m) Motion to Quash Subpoena or in the Alternative for Protection (n) Order Quashing Subpoena Application: Prevent Taking of Nonparty's deposition (o) Motion to Suppress deposition (p) Order on Motion to Suppress deposition 4.