Application for Order to Take Deposition to Perpetuate Evidence

• Legal Form Number: 15
• Section: Tax Court
• Court: U.S. Tax Court

UNITED STATES TAX COURT

Docket No.

Petitioner,

V.

Commissioner of Internal Revenue,

Respondent.

APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO TAKE DEPOSITION TO PERPETUATE EVIDENCE*

To the United States Tax Court:

1. Application is hereby made by the above-named ______________________________________________________________________________________

(petitioner or respondent)

for an order to take the deposition(s) of the following-named person(s) who has (have) been served with a copy of this application, as evidenced by the attached

certificate of service.

Name of witness Post office address

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

2. It is desired to take the deposition(s) of the above-named person(s) for the following reasons (With respect to each of the above-named persons, set forth the

reasons for taking the depositions rather than waiting until trial to introduce the testimony or other evidence):

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

3. The substance of the testimony, to be obtained through the deposition(s), is as follows (With respect to each of the above-named persons, set forth briefly the

substance of the expected testimony or other evidence):

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

*An application for an order to take deposition to perpetuate evidence must be filed at least 45 days prior to the date set for trial. When the applicant seeks to take depositions upon written

questions, the title of the application shall so indicate and the application shall be accompanied by an original and five copies of the proposed questions. The taking of depositions upon

written questions is not favored, except when the depositions are to be taken in foreign countries, in which case any depositions taken must be upon written questions, except as otherwise

directed by the Court for cause shown. (See Rule 84(a).) If the parties so stipulate, depositions may be taken without application to the Court. (See Rule 81(d).) This form may not be used

for depositions for discovery purposes, which may be taken only in accordance with Rule 74.

(OVER) Form 15 (Revised 05/11)

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