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Conn. Practice Book § 25a-28
Place of Deposition
(a) Any party who is a resident of this state may
be compelled by notice as provided in Section 13-
27 (a) to give a deposition at any place within the
county of such party’s residence, or within thirty
miles of such residence, or at such other place
as is fixed by order of the judicial authority. A
plaintiff who is a resident of this state may also
be compelled by like notice to give a deposition
at any place within the county where the action
is commenced or is pending.
(b) Except as otherwise required by law, a plaintiff who is not a resident of this state may be
compelled by notice under Section 13-27 (a) to
attend at the plaintiff’s expense an examination
in the county of this state where the action is
commenced or is pending or at any place within
thirty miles of the plaintiff’s residence or within the
county of his or her residence or in such other
place as is fixed by order of the judicial authority.
(c) Except as otherwise required by law, a
defendant who is not a resident of this state may
be compelled:
(1) By subpoena to give a deposition in any
county in this state in which the defendant is personally served, or
(2) By notice under Section 13-27 (a) to give a
deposition at any place within thirty miles of the
defendant’s residence or within the county of his
or her residence or at such other place as is fixed
by order of the judicial authority.
(d) A nonparty deponent may be compelled by
subpoena served within this state to give a deposition at a place within the county of his or her
residence or within thirty miles of the nonparty
deponent’s residence, or if a nonresident of this
state within any county in this state in which he
or she is personally served, or at such other place
as is fixed by order of the judicial authority.
(e) In this section, the terms ‘‘plaintiff’’ and
‘‘defendant’’ include officers, directors and man -
aging agents of corporate plaintiffs and corporate
defendants or other persons designated under
Section 13-27 (h) as appropriate.
(f) If a deponent is an officer, director or man -
aging agent of a corporate party, or other person
designated under Section 13-27 (h), the place of
examination shall be determined as if the residence of the deponent were the residence of
the party.
History
(Adopted June 21, 2010, to take effect Aug. 1, 2010.) (Sec. 25a-28 was temporarily assigned the number 25a-19B in the Connecticut Law Journal of July 13, 2010.)
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