N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Section 3106
Priority of depositions

  • witnesses
  • prisoners
  • designation of deponent

Rule 3106. Priority of depositions; witnesses; prisoners; designation of deponent.

(a)

Normal priority. After an action is commenced, any party may take the testimony of any person by deposition upon oral or written questions. Leave of the court, granted on motion, shall be obtained if notice of the taking of the deposition of a party is served by the plaintiff before that party’s time for serving a responsive pleading has expired.

(b)

Witnesses. Where the person to be examined is not a party or a person who at the time of taking the deposition is an officer, director, member or employee of a party, he shall be served with a subpoena. Unless the court orders otherwise, on motion with or without notice, such subpoena shall be served at least twenty days before the examination. Where a motion for a protective order against such an examination is made, the witness shall be notified by the moving party that the examination is stayed.

(c)

Prisoners. The deposition of a person confined under legal process may be taken only by leave of the court.

(d)

Designation of deponent. A party desiring to take the deposition of a particular officer, director, member or employee of a person shall include in the notice or subpoena served upon such person the identity, description or title of such individual. Such person shall produce the individual so designated unless they shall have, no later than ten days prior to the scheduled deposition, notified the requesting party that another individual would instead be produced and the identity, description or title of such individual is specified. If timely notification has been so given, such other individual shall instead be produced.

Source: Section 3106 — Priority of depositions; witnesses; prisoners; designation of deponent, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CVP/3106 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

3101
Scope of disclosure
3102
Method of obtaining disclosure
3103
Protective orders
3104
Supervision of disclosure
3105
Notice to party in default
3106
Priority of depositions
3107
Notice of taking oral questions
3108
Written questions
3109
Notice of taking deposition on written questions
3110
Where the deposition is to be taken within the state
3111
Production of things at the examination
3112
Errors in notice for taking depositions
3113
Conduct of the examination
3114
Examination of witness who does not understand the English language
3115
Objections to qualification of person taking deposition
3116
Signing deposition
3117
Use of depositions
3118
Demand for address of party or of person who possessed an assigned cause of action or defense
3119
Uniform interstate depositions and discovery
3120
Discovery and production of documents and things for inspection, testing, copying or photographing
3121
Physical or mental examination
3122
Objection to disclosure, inspection or examination
3122‑A
Certification of business records
3122‑B
Certification of insurance disclosure
3123
Admissions as to matters of fact, papers, documents and photographs
3124
Failure to disclose
3125
Place where motion to compel disclosure made
3126
Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose
3130
Use of interrogatories
3131
Scope of interrogatories
3132
Service of interrogatories
3133
Service of answers or objections to interrogatories
3140
Disclosure of appraisals in proceedings for condemnation, appropriation or review of tax assessments

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 3106’s source at nysenate​.gov

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