DEPOSITIONS BEFORE ACTION OR PENDING APPEAL
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
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DEPOSITIONS BEFORE ACTION OR PENDING APPEAL
Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony (a) Before an Action Is Filed (1) The petition must state the specific means by which the proponent seeks to take and record the deposition, including whether it will be remote or in person. If remote, the petition must include in the proposed order how exhibits will be handled, by what means persons including the deponent shall participate, other particulars necessary to the taking of a remote deposition, and that the deposition may be used in the same way as any other deposition. (2) Reserved (3) If the court issues an order as provided in FRCP 27(a)(3) and the deposition will be taken remotely, the court’s order shall include provisions for how exhibits will be handled, by what means persons including the deponent shall participate, any other particulars necessary to the taking of a remote deposition, and that the deposition may be used in the same way as any other deposition. (4) Reserved 54 Civil Rules