Rule 29.  Stipulations About Discov­ery Pro­ce­dure

Unless the court orders otherwise, the parties may stipulate that:

(a) a deposition may be taken before any person, at any time or place, on any notice, and in the 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.

(Amended Mar. 30, 1970, eff. July 1, 1970; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993; Apr. 30, 2007, eff. Dec. 1, 2007.)