A deposition is a testimony given outside of court, typically in an examination room, before the actual trial occurs. When a case goes to trial and an attorney introduces evidence to the trial, depositions play a large part in convincing the jury of his case. Before the trial when he writes his law brief, he will often cite multiple depositions in a single brief. Citing depositions properly not only keeps the proper format but allows others to check the original deposition being cited.
Instructions
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Write the last name of the witness from the deposition, such as "Jones."
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Continue your citation with the type of evidence you're citing. The Bluebook style uses "Dep" as the abbreviation for "Deposition." The citation expands to (Jones, Dep).
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Write "at," followed by the page number in the deposition, such as (Jones, Dep at 15).
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Follow the page number with the line in the deposition. If citing line 15, your deposition citation would be (Jones, Dep at 15:15).