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Does CPLR 3119 allow for pro se litigants from a foreign state to take a deposition in NY?
<p>Unlike Vermont which has recently amended their own version of the UIDDA statute which now explicitly states that the statute also applies to pro se litigants, the New York version of the UIDDA (CPLR 3119) does not explicitly state this. </p>

<p>Does this mean that pro se litigants from another state are not allowed to depose in NY? </p>

<p>New York CPLR 3319 - <a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2018/cvp/article-31/3119/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2018/cvp/article-31/3119/</a></p>

<p>Vermont 45(f)(3) - <a href="https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/sites/default/files/documents/PROMULGATED%20VRCP%2045.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/sites/default/files/documents/PROMULGATED%20VRCP%2045.pdf</a></p>

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  <p>Does this mean that pro se litigants from another state are not allowed to depose in NY?</p>
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<p>No. The only difference is that only attorneys who licensed to practice in NY are allowed to issue subpoenas in NY (see CPLR 3119 (b)(4)). The statute only addresses (or constrains) the issuance of subpoenas. But issuing a subpoena for deposition is different than taking a --or testifying at-- deposition.</p>
