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Unit: U3CV

Pagination Table: RULES1

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RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

lege, to enforce a limitation directed by the court, or to
present a motion under Rule 30(d)(4).

(2) Unless otherwise authorized by the court or stipu-
lated by the parties, a deposition is limited to one day
of seven hours. The court must allow additional time
consistent with Rule 26(b)(2) if needed for a fair exami-
nation of the deponent or if the deponent or another
person, or other circumstance, impedes or delays the
examination.

(3) If the court ﬁnds that any impediment, delay, or
other conduct has frustrated the fair examination of the
deponent, it may impose upon the persons responsible
an appropriate sanction, including the reasonable costs
and attorney’s fees incurred by any parties as a result
thereof.

(4) At any time during a deposition, on motion of a
party or of the deponent and upon a showing that the
examination is being conducted in bad faith or in such
manner as unreasonably to annoy, embarrass, or oppress
the deponent or party, the court in which the action is
pending or the court in the district where the deposition
is being taken may order the ofﬁcer conducting the ex-
amination to cease forthwith from taking the deposition,
or may limit the scope and manner of the taking of the
deposition as provided in Rule 26(c).
If the order made
terminates the examination, it may be resumed thereaf-
ter only upon the order of the court in which the action
is pending. Upon demand of the objecting party or de-
ponent, the taking of the deposition must be suspended
for the time necessary to make a motion for an order.
The provisions of Rule 37(a)(4) apply to the award of
expenses incurred in relation to the motion.
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( f ) Certiﬁcation and delivery by ofﬁcer; exhibits; copies.
(1) The ofﬁcer must certify that the witness was
duly sworn by the ofﬁcer and that the deposition is a
true record of the testimony given by the witness. This