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R. 4:14-8 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:14-8: Failure to Attend or Serve Subpoena; Expenses, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

Failure to Attend or Serve Subpoena; Expenses

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If the party giving notice of the taking of a deposition fails to attend and proceed therewith and another party attends in person or by attorney pursuant to the notice, or if the party giving the notice fails to serve a subpoena upon a witness who because of such failure does not attend and another party attends in person or by attorney because that party expects the deposition of that witness to be taken, the court may order the party giving the notice to pay to such other party the reasonable expenses incurred as a result of attendance either by the attending party or that party's attorney, including reasonable attorney's fees.

Note: Source-R.R. 4:20-7(a)(b). Amended July 14, 1972 to be effective September 5, 1972; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.

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rule 4:14-8 "Failure to Attend or Serve Subpoena; Expenses" {
If the party giving notice of the taking of a deposition fails to attend and proceed therewith and another party attends in person or by attorney pursuant to the notice, or if the party giving the notice fails to serve a subpoena upon a witness who because of such failure does not attend and another party attends in person or by attorney because that party expects the deposition of that witness to be taken, the court may order the party giving the notice to pay to such other party the reasonable expenses incurred as a result of attendance either by the attending party or that party's attorney, including reasonable attorney's fees.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:20-7(a)(b). Amended July 14, 1972 to be effective September 5, 1972; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

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