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Reddfugee42@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

If the court asks you to provide it and you don’t, you can go in jail pretty much indefinitely under contempt of court.

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mojofrododojo@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
please post a precedent for this, citation requested.

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- Reddfugee42@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Sure thing.
  
  Under Rule 37 of the FRCP, a deponent’s failure to answer can also be treated as contempt of court. Direct contempt of court is punishable without trial.
  
  www.law.cornell.edu/wex/contempt_of_court
  
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  - mojofrododojo@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    TY!
    
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