Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida
I am a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit. I want to deposition the defendant, as well as other potential witnesses. By law, how much time must I give him before the deposition, in other words, if I schedule it for 7 days in the future, is 7 days enough time or must I give him 30 days? The deadline for Discovery is September 16 but the deadline for the witness list is September 30...won't there be depositions then once the witnesses are known? Must I depose him by Sept 16 and how much time must I legally give him to prepare?
Thank you!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Usually, the requirement is reasonable notice. So it depends on the circumstances. (i.e.: how much travel is involved, what efforts have you made to coordinate the deposition, etc...) In my experience, 30 days is usually reasonably if you have made previous attempts to schedule and the deponent has been uncooperative.
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