Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 10 (2026)

Enforcing attendance before nonjudicial tribunal

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Section 10. A justice of the supreme judicial or the superior court, upon application of a tribunal authorized to summon but not to compel the attendance of witnesses and the giving of testimony before it, may, in his discretion, compel the attendance of such witnesses and the giving of testimony before any such tribunal, in the same manner and to the same extent as before said courts.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases, 1930–2010 · leading case: Bd. of Reg. in Med. v. Doe, 933 N.E.2d 67 (Mass. 2010).

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Bd. of Reg. in Med. v. Doe, 933 N.E.2d 67 (Mass. 2010). · cites it 3× “*739 Doe refused to comply with the subpoena, and pursuant to G. L. c. 233, § 10, 2 the board commenced an action to enforce it.”

Bloom v. City of Worcester, 293 N.E.2d 268 (Mass. 1973). · cites it 2× “118, 123 ), but it may seek a court order under G. L. c. 233, § 10. See Massachusetts Bonding & Ins.”

Massachusetts Comm'n Against Discrimination v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 356 N.E.2d 236 (Mass. 1976). “As a result, the commission *189 brought a “Bill of Enforcement” on January 21, 1972, 4 pursuant to G. L. c. 233, § 10. After a hearing in the Superior Court, the judge entered an order and judgment denying the commission’s “Bill of Enforcement” in its entirety and quashing the…”

Rent Control Bd. of Cambridge v. Praught, 619 N.E.2d 346 (Mass. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 3× “G. L. c. 233, § 10. However, under § 5(d) of the enabling act governing rent control in Cambridge, St.”

Bay State Gas Co. v. Local No. 273, Util. Workers Union of Am., 611 N.E.2d 249 (Mass. 1993). · cites it 2× “G. L. c. 233, § 10. An arbitration panel is considered a “tribunal” for purposes of c.”

Human Rights Comm'n v. Assad, 349 N.E.2d 341 (Mass. 1976). · cites it 2× “The commission filed an application in the Superior Court, under G. L. c. 233, § 10, for an order directing the attendance of each defendant at a hearing on the complaints.”

Attorney Gen. v. Brissenden, 171 N.E. 82 (Mass. 1930). “A general provision of this nature is found in G. L. c. 233, §§ 10, 11. See also G. L. c.”

Bd. of Reg. in Med. v. Hallmark Health Corp., 910 N.E.2d 898 (Mass. 2009). “214, § 3, and G. L. c. 233, § 10, seeking to compel Hallmark to comply with the subpoenas because, according to the board, the subpoenas did not seek disclosure of materials protected by G.”

Auto. Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts v. Comm'r of Ins., 718 N.E.2d 830 (Mass. 1999). “We reject the arguments made by the AIB and the Alliance that the commissioner lacked authority to impose the sanction. They argue that, if the commissioner was to seek enforcement and the imposition of a sanction, she could do so only under G.”

Comm'r of Ins. v. First Nat'l Bank, 223 N.E.2d 684 (Mass. 1967). “The Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner) filed an application in the County Court under G. L. c. 233, § 10, to compel The First National Bank of Boston (Bank) to appear and give testimony at a hearing conducted by him.”

Cnty. Commissioners v. Sheriff, 278 N.E.2d 751 (Mass. 1972). “Thus the commissioners constitute a tribunal “authorized to summon but not to compel the attendance of witnesses and the giving of testimony before it,” within G. L. c. 233, § 10. Under that statute a judge of the Superior Court “may, in his discretion, compel the attendance of…”

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