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Panel hears bill to adopt Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act

New Hampshire Senate Judiciary · April 21, 2026
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Summary

Representative Bob Lynn told the Senate Judiciary committee HB1489 would streamline out-of-state depositions by allowing out-of-state subpoenas to be presented to a New Hampshire superior court clerk; Professor Charles Mooney told the committee the change modernizes cross-border discovery while preserving New Hampshire enforcement rules.

Representative Bob Lynn introduced House Bill 1489, saying the measure is noncontroversial and designed "to streamline litigation" by adopting the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act for New Hampshire. He told the committee the bill would let an out-of-state court'issued subpoena be presented to a New Hampshire superior court clerk who could issue a local subpoena…

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