§ 2020.010 Persons within the state; approved methods

§ 2020.010. Persons within the state; approved methods

    (a) Any of the following methods may be used to obtain discovery within the state from a person who is not a party to the action in  which the discovery is sought:

        (1) An oral deposition under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2025.010).

        (2) A written deposition under Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 2028.010).

        (3) A deposition for production of business records and things under Article 4 (commencing with Section 2020.410) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 2020.510).

    (b) Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 2025.280, the process by which a nonparty is required to provide discovery is a deposition subpoena.