Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-5-819 - Witness Deposition; In State

A. After a request for hearing has been filed with the Commission, any party desiring to take the deposition of any other interested party or witness residing within the State of Arizona shall file with the administrative law judge, a notice of deposition . Copies of such notice shall be served at least five days prior to the date of the deposition upon the deponent and upon every interested party by the party desiring to take the deposition.

B. If any interested party or the deponent has any objection to the taking of a deposition, the objecting party shall file with the administrative law judge and serve on all interested parties written objections thereto setting forth the basis of the opposition to the deposition. Such objection shall be filed with the administrative law judge within two days after the notice of deposition by is received.

C. If objections to the taking of the deposition are filed with the administrative law judge as provided in subsection (B), the administrative law judge shall rule on the objections within five days of the filing of the objections. The taking of the deposition shall be held in abeyance pending the ruling of the administrative law judge. The administrative law judge shall either order the deposition to proceed, order that the deposition not be taken, or enter such other protective order as may be appropriate.

D. The party taking a deposition shall comply with the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure governing the taking of depositions.

E. The expense of any deposition shall be borne by the party taking the deposition but shall not include the expense of any other interested party.

F. a scheduled hearing shall not be cancelled or continued for failure to timely take or complete a deposition pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

G. Depositions taken pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall only be used at the time of a hearing for impeachment of a witness, unless the deponent is deceased or a non-party witness is unavailable at the time of the scheduled hearing, in which event the deposition transcript may be admitted into evidence. The transcript shall be filed with the administrative law judge at least 15 days prior to the hearing date if an interested party intends to introduce it into evidence. If the deposition transcript is not filed within the time prescribed herein, it shall not be considered for any purpose except by stipulation of all interested parties, and then only with the concurrence of the administrative law judge.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-5-819

Adopted effective March 20, 1975 (Supp. 75-1). R20-5-819 recodified from R4-13-819 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 2122, effective 6/6/2024.