Party depositions are commonly taken where the deponent resides or works, though the noticing party may designate a location subject to challenge. Non-party depositions are constrained by the subpoena's geographic limits.
Corporate representatives are typically deposed at the corporation's principal place of business.
Alternative Names:
Place of Deposition, Deposition Venue
Why it Matters?
The default that a defendant corporation is deposed at its principal place of business shifts travel cost to the plaintiff, which is a meaningful consideration in individual claims against distant corporate defendants. Remote depositions have largely displaced that calculus, though a party can still insist on in-person examination for a key witness and bear the cost. Objections to location are raised by protective order motion before the date.
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How are location disputes resolved?
