Unless otherwise directed by the court, the parties may by written stipulation (1) provide that depositions may be taken before any person, at any time or place, upon any notice, and in any manner and when so taken may be used like other depositions, and (2) modify other procedures governing or limitations placed upon discovery, except that stipulations extending the time provided in Rules 33, 34, and 36 for responses to discovery may, if they would interfere with any time set for completion of discovery, for hearing of a motion, or for trial, be made only with the approval of the court.
(As amended Mar. 30, 1970, eff. July 1, 1970; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993.)
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(a) Unless otherwise directed by the court, the parties may by written stipulation (1) provid court orders otherwise, the parties may stipulate that: a depositions may be taken before any person, at any time or place, upon any notice, and in anythe manner and when so taken may be used likespecified-in which event it may be used in the same way as any other depositions,; and (2) modify
(b) other procedures governing or limitations placed upon discovery, except thating discovery be modified-but a stipulations extending the time provided in Rules 33, 34, and 36 for responses to discovery may, if theyfor any form of discovery must have court approval if it would interfere with anythe time set for completion ofng discovery, for hearing of a motion, or for trial, be made only with the approval of the court.
(As amended Mar. 30, 1970, eff. July 1, 1970; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993; Apr. 30, 2007, eff. Dec. 1, 2007.)