California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 8 — Of the Trial and Judgment in Civil Actions, Chapter 3 — Issues—The Mode of Trial and Postponements, Section 596
The party obtaining a postponement of a trial, if required by the adverse party, must consent that the testimony of any witness of such adverse party, who is in attendance, be then taken by deposition before a judge or clerk of the court in which the case is pending, or before such notary public as the court may indicate, which must accordingly be done; and the testimony so taken may be read on the trial, with the same effect, and subject to the same objections, as if the witnesses were produced.
Notes
Requires a party who obtains a trial postponement, if the adverse party demands it, to consent to immediate deposition testimony from any adverse witness who is in attendance before an authorized official. The deposition must then be taken and may be read at trial with the same effect and objections as live testimony.
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