{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-218-24","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 24","heading":"Transfer to regular docket","body":"Section 24. The court may, in its discretion, transfer a cause begun under the procedure to the regular civil docket for formal hearing and determination as though it had been begun by summons and complaint, and may impose terms upon such transfer.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 218"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter218/Section24","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:45Z","sha256":"d390db9a51eebb574bb332f8b5b04f06a10bf48a2b688dc0490bff9b23b3ebc1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-218-23","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-218-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}