Is a party required to produce a document in the possession of a non-party entity?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Garcia v. Clark, CASE NO. 1:10-CV-00447-LJO-DLB PC (E.D. Cal. 2012):
Actual possession, custody or control is not required. "A party may be ordered to produce a document in the possession of a non-party entity if that party has a legal right to obtain the document or has control over the entity who is in possession of the document. Soto v. City of
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