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H.R. 771 (106th)

To amend rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic preference for recording depositions.

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23 February 1999

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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

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7 April 2025

Summary

Amends rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require that depositions be recorded by stenographic or stenomask means unless the court upon motion orders, or the parties stipulate in writing, to the contrary.

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