Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.210

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Example Deposition Notices

Miller & Zois Attorneys at Law, October 15, 2023

“Below are example deposition notices. For lawyers (and moot court students), these samples give both the form language need to note a deposition and the types of documents you may wish the deponent to bring with them for the deposition.”
 
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Subject to Sections 2025.270 and 2025.610, an oral deposition may be taken as follows:

(a)

The defendant may serve a deposition notice without leave of court at any time after that defendant has been served or has appeared in the action, whichever occurs first.

(b)

The plaintiff may serve a deposition notice without leave of court on any date that is 20 days after the service of the summons on, or appearance by, any defendant. On motion with or without notice, the court, for good cause shown, may grant to a plaintiff leave to serve a deposition notice on an earlier date.

Source: Section 2025.210, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=2025.­210.­ (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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Apr. 24, 2025

§ 2025.210’s source at ca​.gov