Montana Rules of Civil Procedure R. 29
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Rule 29. Stipulation Regarding Discovery Procedure. Unless the court orders otherwise, the parties may stipulate that:
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- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Deposition: means a written declaration under oath or affirmation, made upon notice to the adverse party for the purpose of enabling the adverse party to attend and cross-examine. See Montana Code 1-1-202
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)a deposition may be taken before any person, at any time or place, on any notice, and in the manner specified — in which event it may be used in the same way as any other deposition; and
(b)other procedures governing or limiting discovery be modified.