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§ 16-63-206. Setoffs

(a) A setoff may be pleaded in any action for the recovery of money and may be a cause of action arising either upon contract or tort. (b) In suits by executors or administrators, debts existing against their testators or intestates and owing to the defendant at the time of the death of the testator […]

§ 16-63-218. Original papers not removed

No original pleading, motion, or deposition shall be permitted to be taken from the office of the clerk of the court unless by the order of the court or judge in each specific instance, but all original papers shall remain in the office subject to the inspection of all interested persons and their attorneys.

§ 16-63-219. Fee for discovery of medical records

A party in a civil action who seeks discovery of medical records from a physician or a hospital may be required by the court to pay the person from whom discovery is sought a reasonable fee for processing the records. The fee for processing the records shall not be limited to the expense of copying […]

§ 16-63-220. Reply to action brought by prisoner

(a) (1) (A) Any defendant may waive the right to reply to any action brought by an incarcerated person, defined for purposes of this section as a person who has been convicted of a crime and is incarcerated for that crime or is being held in custody for trial or sentencing, under Section 1979 of […]

§ 16-63-221. Complaint — Amount in controversy

(a) A plaintiff who files a complaint in a circuit or district court praying for an award of damages may, but is not required to, state an amount in controversy for the purposes of establishing subject-matter jurisdiction and determining if the amount sought is within the jurisdictional limits of the court. (b) A declaration allowed […]