Legal Opinion
Depos v. Depos
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided October 6, 1997PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DILTS, J.S.C.
The question presented is whether the defendant in a domestic violence action should be permitted to take the deposition of plaintiff. The court concludes that depositions should not be permitted except upon a showing of good cause.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND STATEMENT OF FACTS
On August 28, 1997, plaintiff, Mrs. Depos1, appeared at the Somerset County Court House and filed a complaint pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (the “Act”). She alleges that the defendant, her brother-in-law, made a terroristic threat against her. She contends that defendant threatened to shoot…
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