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ecause word-processing technology renders the requirement to leave space following an interrogatory question unnecessary. (2010) Amended to conform tabulation to the style used in the federal rules of procedure, chancre the calculation of time periods to correspond to the amendments to the various federal rules, and correct citations to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 and 32. Rule 30.1 Sanctions for Abusive Deposition Conduct The following abusive deposition conduct is prohibited: Objections or statements which have the effect of coaching the witness, instructing the witness concerning the way in which he or she should frame a response, or suggesting an answer to the witness. 3-^(2) Interrupting examination for an off-the-record conference between counsel and the witness, except for the purpose of determining whether to assert a privilege. 3-^(3) Instructing a deponent not to answer a question except when to preserve a privilege, to enforce a limitation on evidence directed by the Court, or to present a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(d)(4) . 4-^(4) Filing a motion for protective order or to limit examination without a substantial basis in law. 5-^(5) Questioning that unfairly embarrasses, humiliates, intimidates, or harasses the deponent, or invades his or her privacy absent a clear statement on the record explaining how the answers to such questions will constitute, or lead to, competent evidence admissible at trial. Whenever it comes to the attention of the court that an attorney or party has engaged in abusive deposition conduct, the Court may appoint a special master under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53, at the expense of the attorney or person engaging in such conduct (or of both sides), to attend future depositions, exercise such authority, and prepare such reports as the Court shall direct. The Court, if it anticipates deposition abuse, may order that any deposition be taken at the courthouse or special master's office so that, at the request of any party, witness, or counsel, any dispute may be heard and decided immediately by the Court or special master. B^-(d) Whenever a District Judge or Magistrate judge shall determine that any party or counsel unreasonably has interrupted, delayed, or prolonged any deposition, whether by excessive questioning, objecting, or other conduct, the party or its counsel, or both, may be ordered to pay each other party's expenses, including without limitation, reasonably necessary travel, lodging, reporter's fees, attorneys' fees, and videotaping expenses, for that portion of the deposition determined to be excessive. In addition, that party or its counsel, or both, may be required to pay all such costs and expenses for any additional 58
depositions or hearings made necessary by its misconduct. Adopted effective April 15, 1996; amended effective April 15, 2001; April 15, 2007. Authority (1996) Local Rule 30.1.C, District of Colorado, with minor modification to Section 2. Comments (1996) The purpose of this rule is to curb unprofessional conduct at depositions. (2001) Local Rule 30.1.A.3 is amended to conform to the December 2000 amendment of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30. (2010) Amended to conform tabulation to the style used in the federal rules of procedure. Rule 34.1 Marking Documents A party producing documents in discovery shall sequentially number the pages produced and precede the numbers with a unique prefix, unless so marking a document would materially interfere with its intended use or materially damage it (e.g., an original promissory note or other original document of intrinsic value). If documents were obtained from a non-party via subpoena duces tecum or other means, the party producing the documents shall mark them with a distinctive alphanumeric prefix indicating their source. In the event a party produces documents as kept in the ordinary course of business, the producing party's obligation to sequentially number the pages applies only to the documents selected for copying by the receiving party. Adopted April 15, 2007. Comment (2007) Added to conform to good practice. Rule 40.1 Notice That Action Is at Issue [Repealed] [Repealed.] Effective Dec. 1, 1994. Amended effective April 15, 2007. Repealed April 15, 2008. Rule 41.1 Dismissal for Want of Prosecution [Repealed] [Repealed.] Effective Dec. 1, 1994. Repealed April 15, 2008. 59
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