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Texas
District Court
Bexar County
Oral Depositions-Reasonable Time
A notice of intent to take an oral deposition must be served on the witness and all parties more...
Before Discovery Cut-Off
An oral deposition may be taken outside of the discovery period only if agreed on by the parties more...
Depositions Upon Written Questions-Twenty (20) Days
A notice of intent to take a deposition upon written questions must be served on the witness and more...
Notice of Intent to Record by Non-Stenographic Means-Five (5) Days
If the deposing party intends to record the deposition by non-stenographic means, it must serve a notice on more...
Objection to Notice of Oral Deposition-Three (3) Days Before Deposition
A motion objecting to the time or place of a deposition that is filed within three (3) business more...
A deposition on written questions may be taken outside of the discovery period only by agreement of the more...
Who May Be Deposed
The deposition witness may be an individual or an organization, including a public or private corporation, partnership, association, governmental more...
Deposition of Organization
If an organization is named as a witness, the notice must describe the matters on which examination is more...
Compelling the Witness to Attend
A party may compel a witness to attend an oral deposition by serving the witness with a subpoena. more...
Location of Deposition
The deposition may be held in: more...
1. The county of the witness's residence; more...
2. The county in which the witness is employed or regularly transacts business in person; more...
3. The county of suit, if the witness is a party or a person designated by a party; more...
4. The county in which the witness was served with the subpoena, or within 150 miles of the place more...
5. Any other convenient place directed by the court in which the cause is pending. more...
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Deposition by Telephone or Remote Electronic Means
Any party may take an oral deposition by telephone, video conference, or other remote electronic means as long more...
An oral deposition taken by telephone or other remote electronic means is deemed to occur in the district more...
Notice of Intent to Record by Non-Stenographic Means
A notice of a deposing party's intent to record a deposition by non-stenographic means must state the method more...
Any other party may then serve written notice designating another method of recording at its own expense, in more...
The notice may either be in the deposition notice or in a separate document. . more...
Objections to Time or Place of Deposition
A party or witness may object to the time and place designated for an oral deposition by filing more...
A motion objecting to the time or place of a deposition that is filed within three (3) business more...
A deposition on written questions may be taken outside of the discovery period only by agreement of the more...
Contents of Notice
Name of Witness
A deposition notice must state the witness's name. The witness may be an individual or an organization, including a public or private corporation, partnership, association, governmental agency, more...
Time and Place
The deposition notice must state the time and place for the deposition. ; . more...
Non-Stenographic Means
If the deposition is to be taken telephonically, by remote electronic means, or by any other non-stenographic means, more...
Additional Attendees
If the deposing party intends to have any persons other than the witness, parties, spouses of parties, counsel, more...
Request for Production of Documents or Tangible Items
A notice may include a request that the witness produce documents or tangible things within the scope of more...
Deposition On Written Questions
A party noticing a deposition by written questions must also deliver to the deposition officer a copy of more...
Signature Requirements
Every disclosure, discovery request, notice, response, and objection must be signed. . more...
In addition to a signature, if the party is represented by an attorney, the document must include the more...
If the party is not represented by an attorney, the document must include the party's (1) address, (2) more...
Effect of Failing to Include Signature
Any notice, response, or objection that does not contain a signature must be stricken unless it is signed more...
A party does not have to take any action in response to a request or notice that is more...
Additional Requirements
Bexar County SmartRules procedural guide: GENERALLY APPLICABLE RULES AND FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS. more...
Filing
Notice to Party -- Not Filed
Deposition notices served on parties must not be filed with the court. . more...
Service
Method
Bexar District Court SmartRules procedural guide: SERVICE OF PAPERS. more...
Certificate of Service
Any party not represented by counsel and any attorney of record must include with every deposition notice a more...
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