Maryland Rule 2-412 Deposition - Notice
(a) Generally.
A party desiring to take a deposition shall serve a notice of
deposition upon oral examination at least ten days before the
date of the deposition or a notice of deposition upon written
questions in accordance with Maryland Rule 2-417. The notice shall
state the time and place for taking the deposition and the name
and address of the person to be examined or, if the name is not
known, a
general description sufficient to identify the person or the particular
class or group to which the person belongs. If a subpoena is to
be served on the person to be examined, it shall be served at
least ten days before the date of the deposition.
(b) Videotape or Audiotape
If the deposition is to be recorded by videotape or audiotape,
the notice shall specify the method of recording. If a videotape
deposition is to be taken for use at trial pursuant to Maryland
Rule 2-419(a)(4), the notice shall so specify.
(c) Documents or Other Tangible Things.
The notice to a party deponent may contain or be accompanied by
a request for the production of documents or other tangible things
at the taking of the deposition, in which case the provisions
of Maryland Rule 2-422 shall apply to the request. A non-party
deponent may be required to produce documents or other tangible
things at the taking of the deposition by a subpoena. If a subpoena
requiring the production of documents or other tangible things
at the taking of the deposition is to be served on a party or
nonparty deponent, the designation of the materials to be produced
as set forth in the subpoena shall be attached to or included
in the notice and the subpoena shall be served at least 30 days
before the date of the deposition.
(d) Designation of Person to Testify for an Organization.
A party may in a notice and subpoena name as the deponent a public
or private corporation or a partnership or association or governmental
agency and describe with reasonable particularity the matters
on which examination is requested. The organization so named shall
designate one or more officers, directors, managing agents, or
other persons who will testify on its behalf regarding the
matters described and may set forth the matters on which each
person designated will testify. A subpoena shall advise a nonparty
organization of its duty to make such a designation. The persons
so designated shall testify as to matters known or reasonably
available to the organization.
(e) Objection to Form.
Any objection to the form of the notice for taking a deposition
is waived unless promptly served in writing.
