Rule 3.1346. Service of motion papers on nonparty deponent
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1346
Current text effective January 1, 2016.
A written notice and all moving papers supporting a motion to compel an answer to a deposition question or to compel production of a document or tangible thing from a nonparty deponent must be personally served on the nonparty deponent unless the nonparty deponent agrees to accept service by mail or electronic service at an address or electronic service address specified on the deposition record.
#History
Rule 3.1346 amended effective January 1, 2016; adopted as rule 337 effective January 1, 1984; previously amended effective July 1, 1987; previously amended and renumbered as rule 3.1025 effective January 1, 2007; previously renumbered as rule 3.1346 effective January 1, 2009.
What this rule requires
Service and Proof of Service Rules
A written notice and all moving papers supporting a motion to compel an answer to a deposition question or to compel production of a document or tangible thing from a nonparty deponent must be personally served on the nonparty deponent unless the nonparty deponent agrees to accept service by mail or electronic service at an address or electronic service address specified on the deposition record.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.