Deposition No-Show

Summary

• Wait and attempt contact up to 30 minutes, at which point you go on the record to document the no-show.
• Just cause does exist for no-show - [1]

Updating the Record - Summary

From [2]

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

Full Detail - No-Show Deposition Script

Here is more details - should write this up before depo. [3]. Or this [4].

Links

• ABA guide to depositions, includes no-show - [5]
• Deposition