Massachusetts General Laws ch. 209D sec. 3-318 – Assistance with discovery
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Section 3–318. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal of the commonwealth may:
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 209D sec. 3-318
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(1) request a tribunal outside the commonwealth to assist in obtaining discovery; and
(2) upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside the commonwealth.