Depositions: Fees for Attorneys Appointed to Represent Absent Party

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Rule Set: Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Rule: 27.1

Jurisdiction: NDIL

Bluebook Citation: N.D. Ill. L.R. 27.1

All Rules: N.D. Ill. Local Rules, complete index


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An order appointing an attorney to represent the absent expected adversary party and to cross-examine the proposed witness pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 27(a)(2) shall set the attorney’s compensation including expenses. The compensation so set shall be paid by the petitioner prior to the appearance of the appointed attorney at the examination.

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