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Each party to an oral deposition shall be entitled to not more than six hours in which to conduct the party's examination of the witness being deposed, except where the depositions are being taken through an interpreter in which event each party shall be entitled to eight hours in which to examine such witness.

Civ. P. 30(a)(2)(ii), which provides that a witness may not be deposed more than once absent a stipulation or leave of court.

You may be wondering, can I refuse to give a deposition in Texas? The answer is yes, but under the risk of contempt of court. The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the Texas Rules of Evidence, and any applicable Local Rules of Court govern depositions.

The deposition officer must: take the deposition on written questions at the time and place designated; record the testimony of the witness under oath in response to the questions; and prepare, certify, and deliver the deposition transcript in accordance with Rule 203.

You may be wondering, can I refuse to give a deposition in Texas? The answer is yes, but under the risk of contempt of court. The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the Texas Rules of Evidence, and any applicable Local Rules of Court govern depositions.

A notice of intent to take an oral deposition must be served on the witness and all parties a reasonable time before the deposition is taken.

Amending Notice of Deposition In the event the deposing party needs to re-schedule or realizes that the deposition is defective, the deposing party may simply amend the notice of deposition to cure the defect or reschedule the deposition.

Witness will often be deposed without a complete understanding of what the issues are in the pending litigation. In the context of a pre-suit deposition given to “investigate a potential claim,” the same witness may ultimately be deposed twice.

A party may take the testimony of any person or entity by deposition on written questions before any person authorized by law to take depositions on written questions. A notice of intent to take the deposition must be served on the witness and all parties at least 20 days before the deposition is taken.

Notably, these rules do not limit the number of attorneys that may question a deponent during a deposition. Because of this, some litigants may choose to question a witness using tag team tactics — having more than one attorney question the witness — to get the most out of their deposition time.