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B. Trial by Deposition – What to Leave Out of Discovery and Save for Trial? ............................... 13-35
C. Use of Depositions in Summary Judgment Proceedings ........................................................... 13-36
H. SAMPLE
D. Techniques for Getting the Most Out of the Deponent – Establishing
Rapport – Asking the Right Questions – Open-Ended Questions Versus
Closed-Ended Questions – Questions Calling for Narrative Reply – “Anything
Else?” and “Is That Everything?” Questions ............................................................................... 13-36
E. Dealing With Repetitious Questioning Strategized to Generate Inconsistent Answers ............. 13-36
F. Using/Dealing With “If You Had” Questions – If You Were Provided These
Facts, and Assume Them to Be True, What Do You Now Say? ................................................ 13-37
G. Ethical Considerations in Taking Depositions ............................................................................. 13-37
H. Controlling Attendance of Non-Testifying Persons at Deposition ............................................... 13-37
I. Failure to Figure Out What Depositions Are Needed or Not Needed ........................................ 13-38
J. Lack of an Attorney’s Preparation to Take Deposition or Failure to
Prepare the Client to Give a Deposition ..................................................................................... 13-38
K. Failure to Protect the Client During Deposition – Detecting and Handling
Improper Questions, Abuse of Deponent by Interrogator .......................................................... 13-38

Chapter Fourteen
Protective Orders
§ 14.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 14-1
§ 14.2 SOURCE OF A COURT’S AUTHORITY TO GRANT PROTECTIVE ORDERS .................................... 14-1
A. Pretrial ........................................................................................................................................... 14-1
B. Post-Discovery .............................................................................................................................. 14-1
§ 14.3 BASIS FOR REQUESTING PROTECTIVE ORDERS ........................................................................... 14-1
§ 14.4 BURDEN OF PROOF ............................................................................................................................. 14-4
§ 14.5 APPEAL ................................................................................................................................................... 14-4
§ 14.6 COMMON ISSUES THAT GIVE RISE TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS ..................................................... 14-5
A. Order That Discovery Not Be Had ................................................................................................ 14-5
B. Order That Discovery May Be Had Only on Specified Terms and Conditions,
Including a Designation of the Time or Place or the Allocation of Expenses ............................... 14-5
C. Order That Discovery May Be Had, but by a Different Method Than the
Requesting Party Desired ............................................................................................................. 14-5
D. Order That Certain Matters Not Be Inquired Into, or That the Scope of Discovery
Be Limited ..................................................................................................................................... 14-6
E. Sequestration Orders .................................................................................................................... 14-6
F. Order That a Deposition, After Being Sealed, May Be Opened Only by Order
of the Court ................................................................................................................................... 14-6
G. Order That a Trade Secret or Other Confidential Research, Development, or
Commercial Information Not Be Disclosed or Be Disclosed Only in a Designated Way ............. 14-7
Order That the Parties Simultaneously File Specified Documents or Information
Enclosed in Sealed Envelopes to Be Opened as Directed by the Court ..................................... 14-8
I. Order In Camera Review of Requested Materials to Determine Discoverability ......................... 14-8
J. Order That Names of Individuals Be Redacted ............................................................................ 14-8
K. Order That District Court Record Not Be Disseminated............................................................... 14-8