Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 171.050 – Depositions
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(a) The arbitrators may authorize a deposition:
(1) for use as evidence to be taken of a witness who cannot be required by subpoena to appear before the arbitrators or who is unable to attend the hearing; or
(2) for discovery or evidentiary purposes to be taken of an adverse witness.
(b) A deposition under this section shall be taken in the manner provided by law for a deposition in a civil action pending in a district court.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 171.050
- 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.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.