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  2. Civil discovery under United States federal law - Wikipedia

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    Section 15 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 provided: [A]ll the said courts of the United States, shall have power in the trial of actions at law, on motion and due notice thereof being given, to require the parties to produce books or writings in their possession or power, which contain evidence pertinent to the issue, in cases and under circumstances where they might be compelled to produce the ...

  3. Deposition (law) - Wikipedia

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    A deposition in the law of the United States, or examination for discovery in the law of Canada, involves the taking of sworn, out-of-court oral testimony of a witness that may be reduced to a written transcript for later use in court or for discovery purposes. Depositions are commonly used in litigation in the United States and Canada. They ...

  4. Discovery (law) - Wikipedia

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    Civil rights cases concluded in U.S. district courts, by disposition, 1990–2006 [1]. Discovery, in the law of common law jurisdictions, is a phase of pretrial procedure in a lawsuit in which each party, through the law of civil procedure, can obtain evidence from other parties.

  5. Stay of proceedings - Wikipedia

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    A stay of proceedings is a ruling by the court in civil and criminal procedure that halts further legal process in a trial or other legal proceeding. [1] The court can subsequently lift the stay and resume proceedings based on events taking place after the stay is ordered. However, a stay is sometimes used as a device to postpone proceedings ...

  6. Tense deposition in Deshaun Watson lawsuit featured battles ...

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    The contours of the legal arguments in Deshaun Watson's civil suits are beginning to take shape, focused through the deposition of a Houston Police Department investigator. (Ken Blaze/USA TODAY ...

  7. Elon Musk will likely face deposition in lawsuit over deadly ...

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    The lawsuit is slated to reach trial on July 31st. Tesla has faced mounting criticism over its Autopilot safety claims, including concerns that over-reliance on the system has led to crashes .

  8. Civil procedure - Wikipedia

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    These rules govern how a lawsuit or case may be commenced; what kind of service of process (if any) is required; the types of pleadings or statements of case, motions or applications, and orders allowed in civil cases; the timing and manner of depositions and discovery or disclosure; the conduct of trials; the process for judgment; the process ...

  9. Trump receives deposition notice in his $500 million lawsuit ...

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    Former President Donald Trump has been called to sit for a deposition in September as part of his lawsuit seeking $500 million from his former attorney Michael Cohen.. In a filing Monday, Cohen's ...