Pub. L. 88-241, pt. II, tit. 14, ch. 1, sec. 14–103
Depositions for use in State and Territorial Courts
§ 14–103. Depositions for use in State and Territorial CourtsWhen a commission is issued or notice given to take the testimony of a witness found within the District of Columbia, to be used in an action pending in a court of a State, territory, commonwealth, possession, or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, the testimony may be taken by leave of a judge of the United States District Court in like manner and with like effect as other depositions are taken in United States district courts.