Missouri Laws 454.1599 – Assistance with discovery
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A tribunal of this state may:
(1) request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 454.1599
- 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.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.