united-states
Format of a Deposition
<p>Is there a set / standard format for a deposition? Not the process - the format of the text document.</p>

<p>For example are page numbers and line numbers always the same?</p>

<p>If so what are the rules around the format?   </p>

<p>I need to parse the document down for a computer application.</p>

<p>This is really more of a comment but I think it presents better up here:<br>
There are not that many steno machines.  They were around before computer  files so do not look at it as as an interchange format.  Cannot find specs on them but I suspect they only put out so many formats so I just need to chase them all down.</p>

<p>You're unlikely to find anything that is identically placed across all jurisdictions in the United States. </p>

<p>In terms of parsing a deposition, you're better off using a training corpus of depositions to identify the language that is used for certain elements, so that you can extract that information based on the form it takes, rather than its positioning on a page. </p>
