RPR Deposition Procedures and Notarial Duties

Question 1

What should a court reporter do when a witness objects to taking an oath on religious grounds?

Accepted Answer

Allow the witness to make a solemn affirmation instead

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Dismiss the witness from the deposition

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Require the witness to take the standard oath regardless

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Suspend the deposition pending a court ruling

Question 2

How should a court reporter handle exhibits introduced during a deposition?

Accepted Answer

Mark them sequentially and attach or reference them in the transcript

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Return them to the introducing party immediately after use

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File them directly with the court the same day

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Store them in the reporter's files without annotation

Question 3

According to NCRA guidelines, what is the recommended minimum retention period for a court reporter's stenographic notes?

Accepted Answer

5 years

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1 year

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3 years

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10 years

Question 4

In a deposition, a 'read-back' request asks the reporter to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Re-read a portion of testimony already given in the proceeding

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Ask the witness to re-read the transcript before signing

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Re-administer the oath to the witness

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Read the next question aloud from the attorney's notes

Question 5

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(e), who has the right to review and sign a deposition transcript to note any changes?

Accepted Answer

The deponent (witness)

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Only the examining attorney

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Only the court reporter who certified it

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The judge assigned to the case

Question 6

What must a court reporter's certification attached to a deposition transcript attest to?

Accepted Answer

That the transcript is a true, correct, and complete record of the testimony

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That the attorneys behaved professionally throughout the proceeding

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That the transcript has been reviewed and approved by the judge

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That all exhibits have been filed with the clerk of court

Question 7

When a deponent wishes to make changes to their deposition transcript after reviewing it, which document is used?

Accepted Answer

An errata sheet

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An amendment notice

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A supplemental affidavit

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A correction certificate