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Practice Tip: The UIDDA

A look at the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (UIDDA).

6 minute read November 26, 2013 at 11:32 AM
By
Mark Ashton
Practice Tip: The UIDDA

In the past, if you needed to secure documents or depose a witness outside of your jurisdiction, you had to secure something called a foreign commission. Essentially, one filed a motion in the state court to be permitted to conduct discovery outside of the state.

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