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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) QUESTION #5679
Question 1
During a deposition, an attorney instructs a witness not to answer a question. Under Rule 30(c)(2), this is permissible ONLY when necessary to:
  • Prevent the witness from giving embarrassing testimony.
  • Preserve a privilege, enforce a limitation ordered by the court, or present a motion under Rule 30(d)(3).✔️
  • Object to the form of the question.
  • Avoid irrelevant information.
Correct Answer Explanation
Rule 30(c)(2) strictly limits when an attorney may instruct a deponent not to answer: only to preserve a privilege, enforce a court-ordered limitation, or move to terminate/limit the deposition.