Md. R. Civ. P. Cir. Ct. 2-411
Any party to an action may cause the testimony of a person, whether or not a party, to be taken by deposition for the purpose of discovery or for use as evidence in the action or for both purposes. Leave of court must be obtained to take a deposition (a) before the earliest day on which any defendant's initial pleading or motion is required; (b) that is longer than one seven-hour day; (c) of an individual confined in prison; or (d) of an individual who has previously been deposed in the same action unless further deposition is permitted under Rule 2-415(i) because substantive changes have been made to the deposition transcript. Leave of court may be granted on such terms as the court prescribes.
Md. R. Civ. P. Cir. Ct. 2-411
This Rule is derived from former Rule 401 and the 2000 version of Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(d)(2).
HISTORICAL NOTES
2003 Orders
The November 12, 2003, order added clause (b), related to a seven-hour limitation on depositions and reordered former clauses (b) and (c), now clauses (c) and (d); and amended the source note.
The December 8, 2003, order inserted "unless further deposition is permitted under Rule 2-415(i) because substantive changes have been made to the deposition transcript.