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Rule 37(d) deals with sanctions for failing to comply with discovery obligations, especially when a party does not appear for a deposition or does not provide answers, objections, or responses to discovery requests. When information or testimony is missing because of that noncompliance, the court has tools to remedy the situation, such as ordering payment of expenses or other appropriate sanctions. It’s about the consequences tied to failing to disclose or produce information during discovery. This is distinct from how deposition testimony is used at trial (that falls under other deposition and evidentiary rules), service of process (handled by different rules), or judicial notice (governed by a separate rule).