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77 Vand. L. Rev. En Banc 1 (2024)

handle is hein.journals/valewenb77 and id is 1 raw text is: A Different Standard for Different Stages: Why Parties Must Be Allowed to Invoke the Rule During Oral Depositions Morgan Scott* INTRODUCTION.................................................................................... 2 I. H ISTORY OF THE RULES...................................................... 4 A. The History and Rationale of FRE 615 ...................4 B. The History of Depositions and Rule 30 ..................7 C. The Intersection of FRE 615 and Rule 30.............. 10 1. The Majority Practice vs. Minority Practice .. 10 D. How the 1993 Amendment to Rule 30 Changed the L a w ........................................................................ . 12 II. WHY THE RULES COMMITTEE GOT IT WRONG ................... 13 A. Lack of Rationale for Deciding with Minority ....... 14 1. No Legislative History to Be Found ...........14 2. Common Law Rationale Answers No Questions ...........................19 B. Protective Order Standard Too High.........................22 1. Tainting Testim ony ........................................22 2. C ausing D elay .................................................27 C. No Public Right to Attend a Private Deposition ....29 III. SOLUTION-REAMEND THE AMENDMENT .............................. 31 A. Depositions Similar to Trial - Same Rule Should A pp ly .................................................................... . 32 B. Amend the Amendment .......................................... 35 C O N CLU SIO N ................................................................................... 36 * J.D. Candidate, Vanderbilt Law School 2024. I would like to thank Professor Suzanna Sherry for her help in developing this Note topic and for her encouragement throughout the writing process. I would also like to thank the editors of Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc for their hard work and dedication to my Note during the entire editing phase. Finally, I thank my wonderful fiance, parents, and sisters for being my biggest cheerleaders. 1

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