Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
I have been subpoenaed to be deposed as a fact wtiness in a civl case. I have a permanent and total disability due to a medical condition and take medications which effect my memory and make me so dizzy and nauseous that, most days, I would not be able to leave my home or offer meaningful testimony. My condition is terminal. What are my options?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Contact the attorney who wants to take your deposition and tell them what your condition is, that the deposition needs to be in your home or else you can not show up, and you are on medications that effect your memory [which might make your testimony relatively worthless]. ask him what information he is interested in getting from you and tell him what you can remember clearly as to that; they may decide that you are too poor of a witness to take your deposition.
Contact the attorney or party issuing the subpoena, in writing, and advise you can not comply and explain the reason it has to be at location of your choosing, your home.
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