In civil litigation parties are required to produce documents in their “possession, custody, or control.” A party cannot take crucial documents and put them out of their control. That party would surely be sanctioned, held in contempt, or otherwise punished for violating their discovery obligations.
In civil litigation parties are required to produce documents in their “possession, custody, or control.” A party cannot take crucial documents and put them out of their control. That party would surely be sanctioned, held in contempt, or otherwise punished for violating their discovery obligations.
In the Abrego Garcia case, DOJ is essentially claiming that they’ve put a *person* out of their custody or control. That sort of gamesmanship, with a *person* no less, warrants the most serious sanctions available to the court.
In civil litigation parties are required to produce documents in their “possession, custody, or control.” A party cannot take crucial documents and put them out of their control. That party would surely be sanctioned, held in contempt, or otherwise punished for violating their discovery obligations.
In the Abrego Garcia case, DOJ is essentially claiming that they’ve put a *person* out of their custody or control. That sort of gamesmanship, with a *person* no less, warrants the most serious sanctions available to the court.