California Read and Sign Deposition Rule Requirements
THE CA READ & SIGN RULES REQUIRE: The witness may change the answer to any question and may approve or refuse to approve the transcript by means of a signed letter to the CSR.
GREAT NEWS! This allows for electronic review!
The CSR send out notifications when the original deposition is available and, unless waived or everyone agrees to a shorter time period, we will provide 30 days for reading, correcting, and signing.
The CSR indicate on the ORIGINAL the witness's approval of, failure or refusal to approve the transcript and the CSR will notify the parties attending the deposition of any changes which the witness timely made.
The deposition shall be given the same effect as though it had been approved if the witness doesn't approve the transcript within the allotted period.
WARNING: The transcript may be deemed incomplete if we don't follow these steps as the codes provide.
USDC REQUIRES:
The same CSR duties as above, but also the reporter MUST attach any changes the deponent makes during the read and sign period to the record of the deposition.
(This summary courtesy of the Deposition Reporters Association)
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
