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CT Gen Stat § 52-148b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-148b - Notice of taking of deposition.

 (a) No party may take the deposition of any person unless he has first given reasonable written notice to each adverse party or his known agent or attorney of the time and place for taking the deposition and the name and address of each person to be examined, if known, and, if the name is not known, a general description sufficient to identify him or the particular class or group to which he belongs. Such notice shall be served by an indifferent person at the usual place of abode of each person entitled to notice or by mailing such notice to him by certified mail.(b) An order of the court is not required for the taking of a deposition by the party initiating a civil action or probate proceeding if the notice (1) states that the person to be examined is about to go out of this state, or is bound on a voyage to sea, and will be unavailable for examination unless his deposition is taken before expiration of the twenty-day period, and (2) sets forth facts to support such statements. The attorney for the party seeking to take the deposition shall sign the notice, and his signature constitutes a certification by him that to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief the statement and supporting facts are true.(c) Whenever the whereabouts of any adverse party is unknown, a deposition may be taken pursuant to section 52-148a after such notice as the court, in which such deposition is to be used, or, when such court is not in session, any judge thereof, may direct.(P.A. 76-273, S. 2.)Cited. 211 C. 555; 216 C. 483; 229 C. 716.
CT Gen Stat § 52-148c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-148c - Before whom depositions may be taken.

 (a) Within this state, depositions shall be taken before a judge or clerk of any court, justice of the peace, notary public or commissioner of the Superior Court.(b) In any other state or country, depositions for use in a civil action or probate proceeding within this state shall be taken before a notary public, a commissioner appointed by the Governor of this state, any magistrate having power to administer oaths or a person commissioned by the court before which such action or proceeding is pending, or when such court is not in session, by any judge thereof. Any person so commissioned shall have the power by virtue of his commission to administer any necessary oath and to take testimony. Additionally, if a deposition is to be taken out of the United States, it may be taken before any foreign minister, secretary of a legation, consul or vice-consul, appointed by the United States or any person by him appointed for the purpose and having authority under the laws of the country where the deposition is to be taken; and the official character of any such person may be proved by a certificate from the Secretary of State of the United States.(P.A. 76-273, S. 3.)Cited. 205 C. 542; 211 C. 555; 229 C. 716.
CT Gen Stat § 52-148d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-148d - Requirements for taking of depositions. Party subject to taking of deposition.

 (a) All witnesses or parties giving depositions shall be cautioned to speak the whole truth and be carefully examined, and shall subscribe their depositions, and make oath before the authority taking the depositions.(b) The authority taking a deposition shall: (1) Attest the subscribing of the deposition and oath of the person deposed, (2) certify whether each adverse party or his agent was present and notified, (3) certify the reason for taking the deposition, and (4) seal the deposition and direct it to the court where it is to be used and deliver it, if requested, to the party at whose request it was taken.(c) The party on whose behalf the deposition of an adverse party is taken shall be subject to having his deposition taken on behalf of such adverse party. The party on whose behalf a deposition is taken shall at his expense provide a copy of the deposition to each adverse party.(P.A. 76-273, S. 4; P.A. 82-160, S. 70.)History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section and inserted Subsec. indicators.Cited. 211 C. 555; 229 C. 716.
CT Gen Stat § 52-149 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-149 - Depositions of persons sixty years old.

 Section 52-149 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7872; 1955, S. 3153d; 1961, P.A. 505, S. 2; P.A. 76-273, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 52-149a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-149a - Depositions of medical witnesses.

 (a) The deposition of any physician, psychologist, chiropractor, naturopathic physician or dentist licensed under the provisions of the general statutes, may be taken on behalf of either party to any civil action, workers' compensation matter or probate proceeding, in which the physician, psychologist, chiropractor, naturopathic physician or dentist may be called as an expert witness, on notice by certified mail to each adverse party or the party's attorney, as the case may be. The deposition may be received in evidence at the trial or hearing of the civil action, workers' compensation matter or probate proceeding in lieu of the appearance of the witness in court or at the hearing. The deposition may be taken by stenographic means, videotape or in such other manner as may be provided by rule of court or of the compensation commissioners.(b) Whenever the deposition of a physician, psychologist, chiropractor, naturopathic physician or dentist is so taken, the party requesting the deposition shall pay to the medical expert the fee for giving testimony for the deposition.(P.A. 76-423; P.A. 77-210; P.A. 79-376, S. 71; P.A. 82-160, S. 71; P.A. 99-102, S. 47.)History: P.A. 77-210 added Subsec. (b) re payment of fee for testimony to medical experts; P.A. 79-376 substituted “workers' compensation” for “workmen's compensation” where appearing; P.A. 82-160 made minor technical changes; P.A. 99-102 deleted obsolete references to osteopathic physicians and made a technical change re gender neutrality.Cited. 203 C. 554; 211 C. 555; 229 C. 716.Cited. 45 CA 165.
CT Gen Stat § 52-150 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-150 - Interested persons not to write depositions.

 Any deposition written, drawn up or dictated by the party, his attorney or any person interested, or returned to court unsealed, or with the seal broken, may be rejected by the court.(1949 Rev., S. 7873.)Deposition must not include any written statement by party. 5 C. 340. Nor be drawn by party, though copied by another. 1 R. 259; 4 C. 572. Nor be drawn up in advance, by procurement of party. 5 C. 324; 4 D. 126, 127. The magistrate must not be partner of the party's attorney. 37 C. 217. A deposition in behalf of a town may be taken before a magistrate who is a taxpayer of the town. 52 C. 165. Rejection of deposition taken in violation of section is in discretion of trial court. 100 C. 381. Cited. 211 C. 555; 229 C. 716.Application to take deposition by tape recording and transcription by opposite party refused as violation of statutory and practice book provision. 31 CS 289.
CT Gen Stat § 52-151 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-151 - Custody and opening of depositions.

 Depositions returned to the court shall remain in the custody of its clerk, unless suppressed by order of court, until final judgment is rendered in the case. Any such deposition may be opened by any clerk of the court at any time and in any judicial district. The clerk shall certify thereon the time and place of opening the deposition.(1949 Rev., S. 7874; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 82-160, S. 72.)History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.Infraction of statute does not necessarily render deposition inadmissible. 58 C. 495. Deposition is not an exhibit, but testimony in the custody of the clerk until offered in evidence; court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to admit deposition in which plaintiff had been deprived of complete cross-examination. 164 C. 262. Cited. 211 C. 555; 229 C. 716.
CT Gen Stat § 52-152 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-152 - Depositions of persons in armed forces.

 (a) The court in which any civil action or probate proceeding is pending, and any judge of the court when the court is not in session, may issue a commission to any person in the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, authorizing him to take the deposition of any person in the armed forces, to be used as testimony in the civil action or probate proceeding. Such commissioner may administer the requisite oath to any such person to be deposed.(b) The deposition shall be taken by interrogatories on the part of the party taking the deposition, of which reasonable notice shall be given to each adverse party, and by cross-interrogatories by each adverse party, with like notice to the other side. The commission, with the interrogatories and cross-interrogatories, shall be forwarded to the commissioner, who shall make return of his proceedings to the court, under seal, addressed to the clerk of the court, if there is one, otherwise to the judge.(1949 Rev., S. 7875; 1955, S. 3154d; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 43; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 39; P.A. 82-160, S. 73; P.A. 18-72, S. 13.)History: 1967 act substituted language “when the court is not sitting” for reference to court's being “in vacation”; P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section and inserted Subsec. indicators; P.A. 18-72 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).Cited. 146 C. 252; 211 C. 555; 229 C. 716; 230 C. 1.Cited. 23 CS 249.
CT Gen Stat § 52-155 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-155 - Depositions before commissioner appointed by other jurisdiction. Compulsory process for witnesses.

 (a) Each commissioner, appointed according to the laws or usages of any other state or government, or by any court of the United States or of any other state or government, to take testimony in this state to be used in any such court, may apply to a judge of any court of record, or to any justice of the peace, notary public or commissioner of the Superior Court, for a subpoena or to any such judge for a capias, to compel the appearance of any witness before such commissioner.(b) Upon proof of the commissioner's authority and that the testimony of the witness is material, the judge, justice of the peace, notary public or commissioner of the Superior Court shall issue the subpoena or capias requested. If any person summoned as a witness to testify before the commissioner refuses to appear and testify, the judge of any court of record may commit the person to prison until he signifies his willingness to appear and testify.(c) Before any compulsory process issues to cause any witness to attend and give his deposition, it shall appear to the officer who was to take the deposition, or, in the case of a commissioner, to the officer issuing the summons, that the witness has been duly summoned and the amount of his fees tendered to him by the officer serving the same.(1949 Rev., S. 7878; 1959, P.A. 615, S. 13; P.A. 82-160, S. 74.)History: 1959 act provided only judge of court of record may issue capias or commit to prison, deleting provision for such action by justice, notary public or commissioner of superior court; P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section and inserted Subsec. indicators.Cited. 211 C. 555; 229 C. 716.Cited. 40 CS 198.
CT Gen Stat § 52-157 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-157 - Taking of deposition may be adjourned.

 The authority before whom a deposition is taken may adjourn the taking thereof from time to time, as necessity or convenience may require, giving notice thereof to the parties present.(1949 Rev., S. 7880.)Cited. 211 C. 555; 229 C. 716.
CT Gen Stat § 52-158 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-158 - Deposition may be used in Appellate Court.

 Section 52-158 is repealed, effective October 1, 2019.(1949 Rev., S. 7881; P.A. 19-64, S. 26.)
CT Gen Stat § 52-159 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-159 - Deposition may be used in another action.

 The testimony of any witness, taken by deposition, in any civil action may be used in another civil action between the same parties, or their executors or administrators, and upon the same cause of action, to the same extent and as fully as though originally taken for use in such cause. The original deposition, when the authenticity of the same has been established, or a copy thereof, certified by the clerk of the court to which the original action was brought, shall be admitted in evidence as though originally taken for use in such cause.(1949 Rev., S. 7882.)Rule before section was enacted. 80 C. 140; 86 C. 583. Cited. 211 C. 555.
CT Gen Stat § 52-159a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-159a - Disclosure of names or reports of plaintiff's expert witnesses in malpractice action.

 Section 52-159a is repealed.(1967, P.A. 702; 1969, P.A. 362; P.A. 76-137.)
CT Gen Stat § 52-160 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-160 - Admissibility in subsequent trial of testimony of witness recorded in former trial.

 If any witness in a civil action is beyond the reach of the process of the courts of this state, or cannot be found, and his testimony has been taken by the court stenographer or reporter upon a former trial of the action, a transcript of the record of the testimony, verified by the oath of the stenographer or court reporter, shall be admissible in evidence, in the discretion of the court, upon any subsequent trial of the action, in the same manner and to the same extent as a deposition of the witness would be if legally taken.(1949 Rev., S. 7883; 1953, S. 3157d; P.A. 82-160, S. 76.)History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.Applies where substitute complaint modifying cause of action has been filed. 74 C. 694. Cited. 211 C. 555.Testimony of witness taken during trial of a different cause of action does not fall under purview of section. 51 CA 24. An unemployment hearing, which is an administrative proceeding, was not same as or substantially similar to a civil action in which claims of a hostile work environment, retaliation, vexatious litigation and intentional infliction of emotional distress were claimed, therefore preclusion of prior testimony given at unemployment hearing was proper. 117 CA 680.
CT Gen Stat § 52-161 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-161 - Transcript of stenographer's or court reporter's record part of official record.

 An exemplified transcript of the record of any official stenographer or court reporter shall be prima facie a correct statement of the testimony and proceedings and shall constitute a part of the official record in the cause or matter in which such stenographer's or reporter's record was made.(1949 Rev., S. 7884; 1953, S. 3158d.)Notes of charge of court may be used to show issues determined by judgment. 74 C. 568. Court may have notes read or transcript submitted to jury. 82 C. 66. Notes not part of record for appeal unless made so by proper procedure. 71 C. 668; 79 C. 315; 82 C. 547; 87 C. 333; Id., 616; 89 C. 385. Cited. 165 C. 152; 208 C. 156; 211 C. 555.Cited. 14 CS 503; 42 CS 574.
CT Gen Stat § 52-161a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-161a - Subpoenaing of court reporter as witness.

 No court reporter may be subpoenaed to testify as a witness, or to give a deposition, with respect to any notes taken or transcripts made in his official capacity unless the party issuing the subpoena pays, for the use of the state, to the clerk of the court in which the court reporter is regularly employed, the sum of thirty dollars. This payment shall be waived by the state if the reporter is served with the subpoena not less than three days prior to the date he is commanded to appear.(February, 1965, P.A. 152, S. 1; P.A. 82-160, S. 77.)History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.Cited. 211 C. 555.
CT Gen Stat § 52-161b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-161b - Subpoenaing of crime victim by pro se litigant. Court authorization required.

 (a) A pro se litigant in any civil matter, including a habeas corpus proceeding, shall notify the clerk of the court if such litigant has been convicted of a family violence crime, as defined in section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or section 46b-38a, or a violation of section 53-21, 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-73a, 53a-181c, 53a-181d or 53a-181e and if the subject of a subpoena to be issued by such litigant in such matter is the victim of the crime for which such litigant was convicted.(b) A pro se litigant who has been convicted of said family violence crime or a violation of any of said sections shall not issue a subpoena summoning a victim of the crime for which such litigant was convicted to appear and testify at a court hearing or deposition in any civil matter, including a habeas corpus proceeding, unless a court authorizes the issuance of such subpoena in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.(c) Whenever such pro se litigant intends to issue a subpoena to any such victim, such litigant shall provide the clerk of the court with notice of such intention. Upon receipt of such notice, the clerk of the court shall schedule a hearing and provide notice to the pro se litigant of the date, time and place of such hearing. At such hearing, the pro se litigant shall make an offer of proof as to the content of the testimony expected to be given by the victim. If the court finds that the testimony expected to be given by the victim is relevant and necessary to the civil matter, the court shall authorize the pro se litigant to issue such subpoena to such victim. The scope of such litigant's examination of the victim shall be limited in accordance with the court's findings on the offer of proof.(P.A. 06-100, S. 1; P.A. 19-189, S. 13.)History: P.A. 06-100 effective June 2, 2006; P.A. 19-189 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “53a-70b” with “section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019” and making a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 52-162 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-162 - Exemplification of laws of other states.

 Section 52-162 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7885; P.A. 90-19, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 52-163a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-163a - Determination of the law of jurisdictions outside this state.

 (a) In determining the law of any jurisdiction or governmental unit thereof outside this state, the court may consider any relevant material or source, including testimony, whether or not submitted by a party or admissible under the rules of evidence.(b) The court, not the jury, shall determine the law of any jurisdiction or governmental unit thereof outside this state. Its determination is subject to review on appeal as a ruling on a question of law.(P.A. 90-19, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 52-164 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 899 - Evidence|Section 52-164 - Reports of judicial decisions of other states.

 The reports of the judicial decisions of other states and countries may be judicially noticed by the courts of this state as evidence of the common law of such states or countries and of the judicial construction of the statutes or other laws thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 7887.)If they contain conflicting decisions, that of the highest court is not necessarily controlling. 14 C. 387. Laws of other states presumed to be like our own, or the common law. 15 C. 18; 18 C. 370; 33 C. 432; 82 C. 352; 86 C. 234; Id., 243. Such reports are conclusive as to the laws of the jurisdiction from which they come. 18 C. 370, 371. Cited. 47 C. 599; 93 C. 46; 118 C. 156; 142 C. 278. Statute of another state construed in accordance with the decisions of its courts. 87 C. 463. Obviates necessity for specially pleading law of foreign state. 103 C. 505; 106 C. 688. Court need not take judicial notice of law of foreign jurisdiction under this section or Sec. 51-32 or 52-163 unless authoritative sources of the foreign law, subject to inspection or verification by opposing counsel, are made available to the court by reference or otherwise, under the usual rules of judicial notice. 152 C. 475. Court need not take judicial notice of the law of a foreign jurisdiction unless authoritative sources of the foreign law are made available to the court. 165 C. 777. Cited. 211 C. 555.Cited. 2 CA 315.Statutes and decisions in foreign states are only evidence of what the law may be found to be and not what the law is. 8 CS 259. Court refused to take judicial notice of foreign law where unfairly introduced by defendant, after conclusion of evidence, by motion for directed verdict and verdict for plaintiffs was properly sustained. 27 CS 508.Parties not having established New York law with respect to matters in issue, court assumes that law is same as Connecticut. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 629. Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 539.