(a) Subject to an order of the court entered for cause shown enlarging or
shortening the time:
(1) A subpoena to compel a witness to attend a deposition as contemplated
by Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(1) shall be served on the witness at least 14 days prior to the date of
the deposition; and
(2) Reasonable notice to parties as contemplated by Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(1)
for the taking of depositions shall be 14 days.
(b) No deposition shall extend beyond 5:00 p.m. or be taken on a weekend or
holiday without an agreement in writing signed by all interested attorneys or acknowledged
on the record by all interested attorneys or an order of the court. Extensions of this time
limitation shall be freely given in the event of obstructive or uncooperative conduct on the
part of the witness or opposing counsel, or otherwise in the interests of justice.
