(1) Generally. Within the United States or a territory or insular possession subject to United States jurisdiction, a deposition must be taken before:

(2) Definition of “Officer.” The term “officer” as used in Rules 57, 58, and 59 includes a person appointed by the court under this rule or designated by the parties under Rule 56.

(1) Generally. A deposition may be taken in a foreign country:

(2) Form of a Request, Notice, or Commission. When a letter of request or any other device is used according to a treaty or convention, it must be captioned in the form prescribed by that treaty or convention. A letter of request may be addressed “To the Appropriate Authority in [name of country].” A deposition notice or commission must designate by name or descriptive title the person before whom the deposition is to be taken.

(3) Letter of Request--Admitting Evidence. Evidence obtained in response to a letter of request need not be excluded because it is not a verbatim transcript, because the testimony was not taken under oath, or because of any similar departure from the requirements for depositions taken within the United States under these rules.

(1) Not Required. A deposition in a pending superior court action may be taken anywhere upon notice prescribed by these rules without a letter of request, commission, or other similar writ.

(2) Issuing Letter of Request or Commission. The clerk may issue a letter of request--whether or not captioned a “letter rogatory”--a commission, or both:

(3) Objections; Waiver. A party waives any error in the form of a letter of request or commission if it does not file a written objection before the clerk issues the letter of request or commission. The court must rule on any timely filed objection before the clerk may issue a letter of request or commission.

(1) any party's relative, employee, or attorney;

(2) related to or employed by any party's attorney; or

(3) financially interested in the action.