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Further suppose that I prearrange instructions with the storage company such that they are to ship my documents back to me in the US, only if I ask that they be
by logfromblammo 8y ago
Further suppose that I prearrange instructions with the storage company such that they are to ship my documents back to me in the US, only if I ask that they be destroyed, and to ignore any other requests for shipment.
Am I guilty of contempt of court if I do exactly as the court orders, knowing that the only way to accomplish the end the court desires is to do something the court has likely already ordered me to not do? The foreign entity could just as easily have instructions to not release the documents until presented with evidence of my death, then release them to my heirs, or respond only to requests from my lawyer that contain the word "cockatiel".
The only reliable and reasonable way to handle it, is for the US court to request extradition of the documents from the French authorities, and rely upon them to seize the documents and transmit them with clear chain of custody directly to the US court.
If the court is aware the documents exist, and that they lie in a foreign jurisdiction, they have no particular reason to rely upon me for their retrieval. It is dangerous to even try, if I am in any way uncooperative.