Deposition No-Show

Updating the Record

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When a deponent or attorney misses the proceeding, ask the court reporter to go on the record to document the occurrence. We recommend preparing a no-show deposition script for these circumstances. If you don’t have a script, make sure to note the following information:

• The names of all attorneys and their represented parties
• Names of all parties present
• The purpose of the deposition
• date and time of the scheduled deposition
• Description of attempts to contact the absent party/the method you used to contact them
• Description of the deponent’s proffered excuses for failing to appear (if any)
• Summary of your efforts to properly notice the deposition