[formerly Local Civil Rule 30.6]
PRE-2024 COMMITTEE NOTE
The Committee believes that this Local Civil Rule serves a useful purpose, and that it is
consistent with (although not duplicative of) Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(c)(2) and 20(d)(2). The
Committee believes that there is a broad consensus that it is improper for the
deponent’s attorney to initiate a private conference with the deponent while a question
is pending. By recommending that this minimum standard be stated in the rule, the
Committee does not intend any negative implication that other types of obstructive
conduct during depositions may not be dealt with by appropriate orders of the Court.
