Witness Selection A party seeking a deposition cannot demand or specify a particular officer, director, or employee for a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition because that privilege lies with the corporation. R.R. Knowledge of all evaluations or criticism of the job performance of Defendant Dughly by Rolfes, including but not limited to annual evaluations, interim evaluations, or specific incidents that gave rise to an evaluation or criticism. 0000002399 00000 n Fl. Knowledge of any employee handbook for Defendant Rolfes that was in effect at the time of the incident. There is no basis for reviewing Defendant's assertions because, in a writ proceeding, the reviewing court is limited to the record made in the court below. After all, if the plaintiff merely intends to ask a series of questions about which the individual has no knowledge, then the evidence is irrelevant in all probability or, at a minimum, unfairly prejudicial to the defendant corporation. 0000002469 00000 n When defending the deposition, you should carefully review the taking-party's notice to ensure it is in strict compliance with Rule 1.310 (b) (6). other persons . Under the new rule, the burden is on the party opposing the deposition to persuade the court that the officer subject to a deposition notice is high-level and, thus, protected by a deposition under the circumstances set forth in Rule 1.280(h). DEPONENT: Corporate Representative for Jones SupplyCompany, LPDATE:Friday March 5, 2021TIME: 10:00 a.m.LOCATION: Miller & Zois, LLC 1 South Street, 24th Floor Suite 2450 Baltimore, MD 21202 Respectfully submitted, MILLER & ZOIS, LLC Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 1 South Street, 24th Floor Suite 2450 Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: 410-553-6000 Fax: 844-712-5151, Attorneys for the Plaintiff Taylor D. Martinez and the Estate of Abigail Martinez, A. All rights reserved. (504) 569-2030 Co., v. Imperial Premium Finance, LLC, No. If the order terminates the This would include any subcontractor agreements, commercial carrier agreements, broker agreements, and any agreements for Jones Supply to affix its logo to a Rolfes truck, including, but not limited to, the truck involved in the incident. Knowledge of every federal, state, county, municipal, insurer and/or internal motor carrier collision report or other collision reports concerning all collisions in which Defendant Rolfes (or one of Rolfes's drivers) has been involved, including the collision at issue in this cause and all collisions prior to the collision at issue in this cause, pursuant to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation 390.15(b)(1) and 390.1 5(b)(2). 7. Taking of depositions; corporate officers. banc 1992). 102 0 obj<>stream The case settled and I got a lot more money than I expected. Knowledge of all documents reflecting any background check performed on Defendant Dughly with regard to his criminal history. The issue in this writ proceeding is whether a corporate representative designated for deposition pursuant to Rule 57.03 (b) (4) can limit his or her deposition testimony to personal knowledge instead of testifying about facts that are known or reasonably available to the organization. The panel will discuss how to respond to a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition notice and select and prepare witnesses for the deposition. 0000003049 00000 n The designation of an individual as a representative for an appearance at trial is not a designation of that persons authority to speak to any particular subject. State ex rel. Assuming the representative designated for appearance purposes is covered by the witness list, it could nonetheless be argued that allowing the plaintiff to call the representative as an adverse witness would effectively allow the plaintiff to designate the corporations representative on the particular subjects about which the representative is questioned. Arizona Arizona follows the majority and codifies remote depositions by telephone or other remote means are permissible when the parties agree or by court order. banc 1994). This is not the rule everywhere, however. Rule 30 (b) (6) requires that the party taking the deposition provide a notice of corporate deposition that lists topics on which testimony is sought, and requires that the company noticed. 2007)). Further, Rule 32(a)(3) specifically grants a party the right to use for any purpose the deposition of either (1) the companys officer, director or managing agent or (2) the representative designated by the company pursuant to Rule 30(B)(6). Knowledge of all documents constituting, commemorating, or relating to any written instructions, orders, or advice given to Defendant Rolfes and/or Dughly in reference to cargo transported, routes to travel, locations to purchase fuel, cargo pickup or delivery times issued by Jones Supply from five (5) years prior to and including date of loss. Discovery has closed. testify 'vicariously' at trial, as distinguished from at the Rule 30(b) (6) deposition, if the corporation makes the witness available at trial, he should not be able to refuse to testify to matters as to which he testified at the deposition on grounds that he had only corporate knowledge of the issues, not personal knowledge."8 With Now what? State ex rel. This request specifically includes each out of service report or violation concerning each leased power unit or trailer utilized, maintained, or controlled by this defendant from the year prior to the collision through the present. During discovery, plaintiffs notice a Rule 30 (b) (6) deposition of your client's representative, but elect to forgo the deposition in exchange for negligible admissions filed by your client. Knowledge of all receipts for fuel for the tractor involved in this incident for the 12 months prior to the incident. Knowledge of all road and written test certificates issued by Defendant Rolfes or any other motor carrier or organization to Defendant Dughly regardless of the date issued or the originator of such certificates. Initially, trial judges have great discretion in controlling litigation. Knowledge of all driver's licenses and truck driver certifications which Defendant Dughly possesses (currently) and did possess on the date of the incident. In addition, the Deponent shall bring to the deposition the documents/things listed in the "Schedule A." Knowledge of all satellite communications and e-mail for the day of the incident involving Plaintiff and seven days prior, as well as all recorded ECM (electronic control module), EDR (event data recorder), and/or SDM (sensing & diagnostic module) chronological data with reference to all data available, including but not limited to: Knowledge of all documents evidencing the job or trip that Defendant Dughly was performing at the time of the incident in question, including the name of the corporate entity for which the job or trip was being performed. See Penn Mutual Life Ins. Yet the rule expressly permits properly designated corporate representatives to avoid sequestration and attend proceedings, even if they are fact witnesses. The principle underlying this argument is that only the corporation has the authority to designate particular representatives to speak on its behalf and bind it with respect to particular subject areas. Knowledge of all pay stubs, federal W-2 forms, expense reimbursement, commissions, bonuses and any other documents or tangible evidence reflecting payment of money or benefits for any reason from Defendant Jones Supply to Defendant Rolfes and/or Defendant Dughly for the 5 year period preceding the collision in question. The answer: Depose the corporate representative under Fla. R. Civ. No. At issue in this case are the first and third deposition topics. Knowledge of the entire file for Defendant Rolfes. Such depositions have a number of distinct characteristics and contain traps for the unwary. Knowledge of the policies or procedures provided by Jones Supply to Rolfes, regarding safety, motor vehicle safety, travel policy, sleep and rest requirements, vehicle inspection, driver standards and hiring requirements that were in effect at the time of the incident, including, but not limited to driver safety manuals, driver safety operating procedures, driver safety training manuals/procedures/guidelines. Knowledge of each traffic citation, FBMCS terminal or road equipment and driver compliance inspection, warning and/or citation issued to Defendant Rolfes and/or Dughly by any city, county, state federal agency or law enforcement official. The circumstances regarding the fall and the presence of the electrical box were matters known or reasonably available to the organization. 1. Knowledge of all records of Defendant Dughly for the 7 days prior to the incident and for the day of the incident. Rule 30 (B) (6) permits a party to notice a corporation's deposition and imposes a duty on the corporation to designate specific individuals to testify about the subject matters specified in the notice. Knowledge of all driver's record of duty status or driver's daily logs and 70/60 hour - 8/7 day summaries or otherwise described time worked records created by Defendant Dughly and/or any of his/her co-driver(s) for the period from at least 90 days prior to the accident and for 30 days after the accident. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Taylor Martinez, by and through her attorneys, Ronald V. Miller, Jr., Laura G. Zois, Esq., Justin P. Zuber, Esq., and Miller & Zois, LLC, pursuant to the Maryland Rules of Procedure 2-412 and 2-416, will take the deposition upon oral examination, for use in discovery and at trial, of the following persons on the date and at the time indicated below before a person duly authorized to administer an oath under Maryland law to be recorded stenographically/audio/videotape. To avoid this possibility, defendants should move to strike any vague or generic listings of witnesses prior to trial. xref 0000024346 00000 n Knowledge of each out of service report or violation concerning the tractor and trailer involved in this incident for the 5 years prior to this incident to the present, to include copies of any supplements, responses, or amendments to the same. As a result, it is not uncommon for the corporate representative to be an individual with no or limited knowledge and/or involvement in the events giving rise to the lawsuit. Doc. The entire team from the intake Samantha to the lawyer himself (Ron Miller) has been really approachable. Please do not include any confidential or sensitive information in a contact form, text message, or voicemail. The email address cannot be subscribed. The person being deposed is under oath and must answer all questions posed by the deposing attorney. Sample 30(B)(6) Deposition - List of Documents to be Produced by Defendant. If the representative can state simply that he or she has no personal knowledge of the matter, then a party engaged in litigation against a corporation would be placed at a significant disadvantage, subject to deposition by the corporate defendant but left with little access to what knowledge could be imputed to the corporation. Knowledge of the organizational charts and lists identifying the divisions and management structure for your company, its subsidiaries, parents, or affiliates of the year of the collision and four years prior. This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or downloaded or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association. White v. Gray, 141 S.W.3d 460, 463 (Mo.App.2004) (quoting State ex rel. I. Many states also have similar rules providing a mechanism for deposing a corporation or other company Knowledge of all safety ratings issued to Defendant Rolfes by any federal government agency for the five years preceding the incident. 0000001873 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n I understand that submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship. %%EOF A designated representative who gives testimony under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 206(a) may not be contradicted by any other corporate representative at trial. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R.R. Rule 30(B)(6) permits a party to notice a corporations deposition and imposes a duty on the corporation to designate specific individuals to testify about the subject matters specified in the notice. 0000003864 00000 n Knowledge of all arrests and or/convictions of the Defendant Dughly. Knowledge of any and all long-form DOT physicals for Defendant Dughly for the time he was a driver for Defendant Rolfes. (a) When a Deposition May Be Taken. Knowledge of the job description of the position that Defendant Dughly was initially hired, employed or retained to perform for Defendant Rolfes. 6 Theoretically . applied the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) to deposition proceedings. See TEX. The representative also testified that she did not review documents or consult with Defendant to establish Defendant's position with respect to these issues. I also understand that Miller & Zois works with multiple law firms on these claims and that I may be contacted by an affiliated law firm working with Miller & Zois on these lawsuits. Knowledge of all driver daily vehicle inspection reports (DVIRs) submitted by any driver(s) on the truck tractor from at least 30 days prior to the accident in the possession of Defendant Rolfes. Knowledge of each and every document provided by Jones Supply to Rolfes, including, but not limited to, each and every document referring to hauling, delivery, safety, truck specifications, insurance, maintenance, driver evaluations, driver conduct, driver dress, advertising, the Jones Supply logo, compensation, bonuses, and discounts. trailer However, this rule pertains to pretrial discovery and does not address calling a corporate representative at trial as an adverse witness. State ex rel. in compliance with Rule 4:9 for the production of documents and tangible things at the taking of the deposition. Rule 57.03(b)(4) provides that a party may name a corporation, agency or other organization as the deponent. The Missouri General Assembly recently enacted changes to the discovery rules, which became effective on August 28, 2019. 85 18 . Knowledge of any vehicle inspection report made by Defendant Rolfes during the 5 years prior to the incident including the date of the incident. After the deposition, the plaintiff moved for sanctions and to compel a second corporate deposition, alleging that the corporate representative was not adequately prepared to testify. Knowledge of any investigations performed by Jones Supply regarding Defendant Rolfes's safety history, safety ratings, driver qualifications, driver fitness, accident history, drug, and alcohol testing, and vehicle maintenance. In doing so, the court relied on three key principles: (1) Rule 30(b)(6) does not require a corporate representative to provide testimony regarding information that the corporation does not have, but rather requires an organization to testify about information known or reasonably available to the organization; (2) Rule 30(b)(6) does not require a deponent to testify with computer-like detail as to unreasonably broad topics; and (3) Rule 30(b)(6), pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, does not require a deponent to be prepared to testify to matters that are not relevant to any party's claim or defense. Knowledge of all documents received, obtained or filed by Defendant Rolfes when qualifying Defendant Dughly as a truck driver in accordance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Knowledge of all memoranda, policies, procedures or correspondence given or sent to Defendant Rolfes about the falsification of records during their engagements with Jones Supply. Eastern District of Missouri, the Initial Scheduling Conferences held on March 28, 2018, and April 18, 2018, and the Court's May 8, 2018Order A, llowing Consolidated Master . Please try again. [O7w7>v%,\t+&8cChXtQBIyBx86peQ%e! endstream endobj 101 0 obj<>/Size 85/Type/XRef>>stream Knowledge of each out of service report or violation concerning the tractor or trailer involved in this incident from the year prior to the collision through the present, to include copies of any supplements, responses, or amendment to the same. Under this rule, by notice an opposing corporation, partnership or association or by subpoena a third party must disclose and present a witness to testify on it's behalf on the subject of certain topics listed in the deposition notice/subpoena. 0000000950 00000 n Dixon v. Darnold, 939 S.W.2d 66, 69 (Mo.App.1997) (citing State ex rel. xd|dxh)G_X;oFs$0U{Ul~D,#p8F. Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence instructs the court to exercise control over the manner and order of presenting witnesses in order to avoid needless waste of time and protect witnesses from harassment or undue embarrassment. Corporate officers who cannot meet the Rule 1.280(h) test (or choose not to do so) remain free to . Ron even fought to reduce how much I owed in medical bills so I could get an even larger settlement. Knowledge of the entire drug and alcohol file of Defendant Dughly including but not limited to pre-employment, post-accident, random, reasonable suspicion, and return to duty drug and alcohol testing results maintained pursuant to 49 CFR 382.401, preserved pursuant to 49 CFR 379 (including Appendix A, Note A), and released pursuant to 49 CFR 40.323. Knowledge of all documents reflecting any background check performed on Defendant Dughly with regard to his driver's record (including but not limited to traffic tickets, incidents, and prior employment as a driver). Nonetheless, as noted, the trial judge has broad discretion in controlling the course of the trial. MICHAEL THOMAS MARTINEZ, II, et al. Knowledge of any and all documents relating to any investigation performed by Defendant Jones Supply concerning Defendant Dughly's safety rating, safety fitness, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's safety measurement system, behavioral analyst and safety improvement categories (BASICs), including unsafe driving, hours of service compliance, driver fitness, controlled substances/alcohol, vehicle accidents, list of crashes, roadside inspections and commercial vehicle violations prior to the date of the subject collision. 0000004113 00000 n This mechanism allows plaintiffs' lawyers to obtain discovery against a corporation by specifying topics on which testimony is sought, requiring the organization to designate witnesses to provide testimony on these subject that may bound the corporation at trial. corporation's behalf, thereby resulting in an inefficient and perhaps altogether useless exercise. When a company is noticed for a deposition, it has a duty to prepare its witnesses to fully and unevasively answer questions about the designated subject matters. Companies may not realize, though, that the preparation must include not only facts known to the company, but also facts known uniquely by the company's attorney. The procedure of Rule 4:9 shall apply to the request. Knowledge of any job, driver, independent contractor, and/or employment application filled out or signed by Defendant Dughly. Defendant also argues that the circuit court properly overruled the motion to compel because the deposition topics included information subject to the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. FindLaw.com Free, trusted legal information for consumers and legal professionals, SuperLawyers.com Directory of U.S. attorneys with the exclusive Super Lawyers rating, Abogado.com The #1 Spanish-language legal website for consumers, LawInfo.com Nationwide attorney directory and legal consumer resources. The rules of evidence also permit the trial judge to exclude irrelevant evidence or evidence which, while relevant, would be unfairly prejudicial. Submitting a contact form, sending a text message, making a phone call, or leaving a voicemail does not create an attorney-client relationship. Knowledge of any statements, written, audiotaped, or otherwise recorded or memorialized of any of the parties or witnesses to the incident. The party seeking to depose the organization must "describe with reasonable particularity the matters for examination" in its deposition notice. The rule which comes closest, and upon which the foregoing argument principally relies, is Rule 30(B)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and similar state rules. Knowledge of every federal, state, county, municipal, insurer and/or internal motor carrier collision report or other collision reports concerning all collisions in which Defendant Dughly has been involved, including the collision at issue in this cause and all collisions prior to the collision at issue in this cause, pursuant to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation 390.15(b)(1) and 390.1 5(b)(2). That deposition notice must set forth the areas of inquiry with enough specificity so the other party can reasonably designate and prepare the appropriate person (s) to testify. Knowledge of all accident and/or incident reports and investigations prepared by Defendant Rolfes (prepared prior to any litigation) as a result of the crash other than the police report. In many jurisdictions, you won't be allowed to ask about other, unrelated topics. Rule 30 (b) (6) governs corporate depositions and requires the corporate entity to designate deponents to testify on behalf of the corporation as to the notice topics. A Solution Is Born. Because Plaintiff's counsel filed the motion to compel after the parties scheduled the deposition of the one corporate representative, Defendant 0000002753 00000 n This language mirrors the language of FRCP 26. While this reasoning has some intuitive appeal, there is no rule which specifically supports it. Knowledge of the title related to the tractor. Knowledge of all documents that indicate your company is a common carrier, a contract carrier, or a private carrier. Rule 30(b)(6) requires a party to present witnesses who are prepared to testify about information known or reasonably available to the organization. Fed. Ilana Drescher is an associate with Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP in Miami, Florida. (1) Representative Deponent. Knowledge of each rental or lease agreement related to the tractor or the trailer. As interpreted by many courts, Rule 30 (b) (6) imposes no obligation to reveal the identity of the corporate designee to testify until the 30 (b) (6) deposition actually takes place. 0000002069 00000 n Corinne Reif (Relator) filed a wrongful death action against Missouri Baptist Medical Center (Defendant). Knowledge of all DOT and State agency reviews of your company for the period commencing 10 years prior to this collision, to the present time. 0000001311 00000 n Rule 30(b)(6) is not designed to be a memory contest, and a deponent does not have to successfully answer every question posed by the opposing party to complete a deposition. Copyright 2018, American Bar Association. [1] The Council's goal is to advise the Chief Judge on an ongoing basis about matters concerning the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of New York, to consider how the Commercial Division can better serve the needs of the . 0000002791 00000 n %PDF-1.4 % The circuit court overruled the motion. %PDF-1.4 % info@spsr-law.com Knowledge of any and all documents relating to any investigation performed by Defendant Jones Supply concerning Defendant Rolfes's safety rating, safety fitness, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's safety measurement system, behavioral analyst and safety improvement categories (BASICs), including unsafe driving, hours of service compliance, driver fitness, controlled substances/alcohol, vehicle accidents, list of crashes, roadside inspections and commercial vehicle violations prior to the date of the subject collision. b. rule 1.310(b)(6) and the binding effect of a corporate representative's testimony To place matters in a proper context we begin our review by summarizing how Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.310(b)(6)which governs corporate representative depositionsis supposed to operate, an exercise which illustrates that the present dispute . 3. P. 30(b)(6). Knowledge of all e-mail or text messages sent by or to Defendant Dughly from Defendant Rolfes (including its agents, employees, dispatchers) for the seven days prior to the incident and the date of the incident. [. We serve the following localities: Baltimore; Prince George's County including Bowie, Laurel, Landover, Hyattsville; Anne Arundel County including Glen Burnie; Baltimore County including Cockeysville, Glyndon, Hunt Valley, Jacksonville, Lutherville-Timonium, Owings Mills, Parkville, Reisterstown, Plaintiff Attorney Legal Information Center, Example Pretrial Documents for Plaintiff's Lawyers, Example Deposition Transcripts and Outlines. Because a deposition is sworn testimony, it can be used to prove perjury if a witness tries to change his or her testimony at trial. Particularly if the designated representative had little or no involvement in the events underlying the litigation, the corporations attorney should be prepared to fight any attempt to call the designated representative as an adverse witness, at least in his or her capacity as a corporate representative, by insisting that the designated person not be allowed to be called unless specifically identified on a witness list and, if the person is so identified, relying on arguments of relevance and unfair prejudice. Knowledge of all disciplinary action contemplated or taken against Defendant Dughly involving the operation of the motor vehicle he was operating at the time of the collision. In light of the rules' requirement that the deposing party must identify the subject areas of the deposition, to some degree the element of surprise is removed from a corporate designee deposition. 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