Proceedings in Court

Ifthe subpoena has been properly served, the area director or the personnamed inthe subpoena must appear in court or at the hearing with the records described in the subpoena. The person should explain to the judge that M.G.L. c. 66A, §§ 2(c) and (k) prohibit the release of client or applicant information without the consent of the client or applicant. Ifthe judge rules that such information must be produced, the Commission employee should attempt tomakearrangements tokeep the case record while turning over only photocopies thereof or, if this is not acceptable to the judge, he should retain a photocopy of any document or documents removed from the case record.