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is no longer necessary given both the availability of telephonic and

E.D.N.Y. Local Civil Rule 30.1

virtual depositions, which do not require travel, and other sources of authority for the court to impose costs in appropriate circumstances, including Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1)(B) and 45(d)(1). Accordingly, the rule is withdrawn. A corresponding change to Local Civil Rule 54.1, governing the taxation of fees, has also been made.
Official source: https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2026-01-02%20-%20EDNY%20and% · retrieved 2026-07-23