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Louisiana Attorney General Reports

Decided April 23, 2010Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dear Mr. Young,

As Chairman of the Disciplinary Board for the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters, you have asked for an opinion of this office regarding the application of La.C.C.P. art. 1434, which provides:

A. (1) A deposition shall be taken before an officer authorized to administer oaths, who is not an employee or attorney of any of the parties or otherwise interested in the outcome of the case.(2) For purposes of this Article, an employee includes a person who has a contractual relationship with a party litigant to provide shorthand reporting or other court…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. DardenSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
W. J. Usery, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Plaintiff v. Pilgrim Equipment Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
Reich v. Circle C. Investments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
Hillman v. Comm-Care, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
Adams v. Greenhill Petroleum Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994

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