Connecticut General Statutes 52-148a – Taking of depositions. When court order necessary
(a) Any party in a civil action or probate proceeding may, after the commencement of such action or proceeding, take the testimony of any person by deposition.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 52-148a
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) If the party initiating the action or proceeding seeks to take a deposition prior to the expiration of twenty days after the return day in civil actions or prior to twenty days after service of the notice of deposition in a probate proceeding, he shall obtain an order of the court, except such order shall not be required (1) if an adverse party has served a notice of taking a deposition or otherwise sought discovery, or (2) if special notice has been given as provided in subsection (b) of § 52-148b.
(c) The deposition of a person confined in prison may be taken only by an order of the court on such terms as the court prescribes.