Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2318 (2026)
Assistance with discovery
✓ current as of May 2026
A tribunal of this state may:
- (1) Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and
- (2) Upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.
Acts 2010, ch. 901, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2001–2001 · leading case: LeTellier v. LeTellier, 40 S.W.3d 490 (Tenn. 2001).
LeTellier v. LeTellier, 40 S.W.3d 490 (Tenn. 2001). “Section 36-5-2202 provides as follows: Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident under § 36-5-2201 [the long-arm statute] may apply § 36-5-2316 (Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure)…”
Letellier v. Letellier, 40 S.W.3d 490 (Tenn. 2001). “Section 36-5-2202 provides as follows: Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident—• A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident under § 36-5-2201 [the long-arm statute] may apply § 36-5-2316 (Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure)…”
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