Written Unlike an interrogatory, a written deposition is still “live” for the witness. The court reporter is present to swear in the witness and create a verbatim transcript of what transpired.

in merely seeking identification of documents, [that type of interrogatory] requests only factual information that is not confidential or privileged and, therefore, offends neither the work ...

This was the defense panel’s question in reaction to Senator-judge Antonio Trillanes IV’s motion for a written interrogatory to be served to Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Trillanes ...