If the witness be imprisoned in a jail in the county where the action or proceeding is pending, his production may be required. In all other cases his examination, when allowed, must be taken upon deposition.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1997
Means of Production
Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 802.
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