Unless the court orders otherwise, the parties may stipulate, by a written or otherwise recorded stipulation, that:

  (a) a deposition may be taken before any person, at any time or place, on any notice, and in any manner specified – in which event it may be used in the same way as any other deposition; and

  (b) other procedures governing or limiting discovery be modified – but a stipulation extending the time for any form of discovery must have court approval if it would interfere with the time set for completing discovery, for hearing a motion, or for trial.

COMMENT TO § 6-329

  Stipulations can make the discovery process more efficient by allowing parties to vary from the Rules of Discovery when they think it best to do so. The reason for requiring a stipulation to be in writing is to minimize later disputes about the content of the stipulation. Stipulations normally do not need court approval. The 2024 Amendments added an exception in subpart (b) for stipulations extending time when those stipulations may affect certain deadlines and dates that the court has set.

§ 6-329 amended November 13, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.