IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI

NO. 89-R -99001 SCT

IN RE: MISSISSIPPI RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE IN ALL

CHANCERY, CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURTS OF THE STATE

ORDER

This matter has come before the Court, en banc, on its own motion for amendment of Rule 32(b) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure, for the purpose of correcting an editorial error. The Court finds that such amendment will promote the fair and efficient administration of justice and that is should be adopted.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that Rule 32(b) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure shall be is hereby amended as set out in Exhibit "A" hereto.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall spread this order upon

the minutes of the Court and shall forthwith forward a true certified copy hereof to West Publishing Company for publication as soon as practical in the advance sheets of Southern Reporter, Second Series (Mississippi Edition) and in the next edition of Mississippi Rules of Court.

EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDER

[Added language indicated by underscore; deletion by strikeout.]

RULE 32. USE OF DEPOSITIONS IN COURT PROCEEDINGS

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(b) Objections to Admissibility. Subject to the provisions of Rule 28(b) and subsection (d)(3) of this rule, objection may be made at the trial or hearing to receive in evidence any deposition or party part thereof for any reason which would require the exclusion of the evidence if the witness were then present and testifying.

[Amended effective October 21, 1999.]

[The remainder of Rule 32 remains unchanged.]