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1 Thomas E. Willging, Data on Durational Limits on Depositions (Memorandum) 1 (1997)

handle is hein.congcourts/durlimd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Federal Judicial Center Research Division memorandum Writer's Direct Dial Number: 202-273-4070 FAX 202- 273-4021 DATE: December 22, 1997 To: Discovery Subcommittee FROM: Tom Willging SUBJECT: Data on durational limits on depositions To assist the subcommittee in its review of the proposal to limit the length of depositions (Tab 3 in the agenda book), this memorandum presents empirical data on the duration of depositions as gleaned from the Center's survey of counsel in 1,000 closed civil cases. Summary. Few attorneys reported either that there were too many depositions or that one or more depositions took too much time. As the number of hours spent in depositions increased, the total cost of litigation also increased, as did the time from filing to disposition. Issues. This report addresses the following questions: * In cases in which an attorney complained that there were too many depositions, how many depositions were taken? * In cases in which an attorney complained that too much time was taken in depositions, how long were the longest and average depositions? Findings. As reported in the Center's study, Table 1 shows that the median number of individuals deposed in a case was four and the mean was six. Three-quarters of the attorneys reported that seven or fewer individuals were deposed in their case. The median number of hours reported spent in all depositions was ten, and the mean was twenty five. Overall, the median length of the longest deposition in their case was reported to be four hours, 1 Thomas E, Willging John Shapard, Donna Stienstra, and Dean Miletich, Discovery and Disclosure Practice, Problems, and Proposals for Change 32 (Federal Judicial Center 1997)

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