If your state has a long-arm statute, any deponent may be brought from a distant state for a local deposition.

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Long-arm statutes allow for jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants under certain conditions, but they do not permit physically compelling someone from another state to attend a local deposition. They may allow for depositions to occur under the jurisdiction's authority, but typically through means such as video conferencing or traveling to the deponent's location, not by forcing the deponent to travel.

If Your State Has a Long-Arm Statute, Any Deponent May