Posted by Anonymous on 3/19/05 12:30am
Msg #26402

Deposition Info Request

Tell me everything you know about them. I have never had to do one. But am curious about how they are ran. What is the notaries role at a deposition? Doe the notary have to be a court reporter, or is that a separate entity??

Reply by Becca/FL on 3/19/05 12:43am
Msg #26404

You need to be more specific.

What state are you in?

Is it a medical records written depo or a video depo w/ attornies present, or are you just notarize a written affidavit stating facts?

Please be specific and post your state for a response.

It's hard for us to tell you "everthing" we know about "them" if you do not post your state and the type of depo you are wanting info on.

Reply by caroleMI on 3/19/05 7:04am
Msg #26413

Here in Michigan it is usually a court reporter that does a deposition, that is unless it's a deposition for documents then a legal document copmany like Records Deposition Service does them.

Reply by Ernest_CT on 3/21/05 6:19pm
Msg #26769

Depositions: Caution

The CT Notary Manual warns us to be careful. The transcripts of the proceedings are almost always done by stenographers, usually called "court stenographers". The stenographer swears that the transcription is accurate. Stenotyping is a very demanding task. Even with high-tech help, the stenographer is really the one who records the deposition.

Don't even begin to think that you can type on a computer keyboard fast enough. You can't. If you want to take depositions, become a court reporter.

Reply by Lalas_socal on 3/21/05 6:28pm
Msg #26773

Re: Depositions: Caution

must agree with ernest on this one, it is done much like that in california as well.

Reply by Korey Humphreys on 3/19/05 4:11pm
Msg #26465

A DEPOSITION is: the taking and recording of testimony of a witness under oath before a Notary Public and/or Justice of the Peace in a place away from the courtroom before trial. A deposition is part of permitted pre-trial discovery (investigation), set up by an attorney for one of the parties to a lawsuit demanding the sworn testimony of the opposing party (defendant or plaintiff), a witness to an event, or an expert intended to be called at trial by the opposition. If the person requested to testify (deponent) is a party to the lawsuit or someone who works for an involved party, notice of time and place of the deposition can be given to the other side's attorney, but if the witness is an independent third party, a subpena must be served on him/her if he/she is reluctant to testify. The testimony is taken down by the court reporter, who will prepare a transcript if requested and paid for, which assists in trial preparation and can be used in trial either to contradict (impeach) or refresh the memory of the witness, or be read into the record if the witness is not available.

Taken from Law.com legal dictionary.

Please note that in my state, (you didn't mention yours) the Notary Public or Justice of the Peace runs the deposition. I'm not exactly sure what else you wanted, for future use, just be more specific.

Have a good day.

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Korey

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 3/20/05 12:43am
Msg #26505

I have been called in to do a deposition. It just meant going to the appointed place, putting the person under oath and that was my part over with