{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-214-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 214, § 9","heading":"Acts and proceedings other than trials upon the merits","body":"Section 9. All acts and proceedings in civil actions other than trials upon the merits, wherever they may be conducted, shall be considered as taking place in court and not in chambers.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 214"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter214/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:43Z","sha256":"d92a56769284873c0d34016e4312944f25ea783e2bed6108e05e11976eca6e50","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-214-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-214-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}