{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-214-18","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 214, § 18","heading":"Pending actions; taking papers from files","body":"Section 18. The original papers in a civil action pending in either court may be taken from the files in any county by counsel of record of either party, for use before the court, upon leaving a memorandum and receipt on such files, containing a short description of the papers so taken.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 214"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter214/Section18","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:43Z","sha256":"84780347363755016352f390078282e52ee813b4b688fb4f76964a02b7c358a5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-214-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-215-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}