Re: Do you have to answer questions at a deposition?

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If you would like to be held in contempt of court, go ahead
and refuse. Otherwise, you should cooperate to the fullest
extent possible.

On 4/29/05, JJ Gold wrote:
> I have been summoned to give a deposition as a witness in a
> civil lawsuit. A person was injured on some property and
> since I lived in the building at the time I have been called
> to testify as a witness to the condition of the property. I
> do not know the plaintiff or the defendant. I do not want
> to be involved in this. Can I go the the deposition and
> refuse to answer? Can I just tell them to beat it?
>
> Thanks.