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NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA
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Order of Reference on Appointment of Master in Chancery
On [date] the Court considered the Motion for Appointment of Master in Chancery of [name of movant].
The Court, after hearing the evidence and argument and taking judicial notice of the proper proceedings in this matter and of the Court’s file and the discovery taken, finds that good cause has been shown for the appointment of a master in chancery.
IT IS ORDERED that [name], a citizen of this state, who is not an attorney for either party to this action or related to either party, is hereby appointed Master in Chancery with the following powers:
1.to conduct hearings and make a record;
2.to receive and report evidence;
3.to fix a time and place for the beginning and closing of hearings;
4.to regulate all proceedings at every hearing before [him/her];
5.to do all acts and take all measures necessary or proper for the efficient performance of [his/her] duties under the order of reference;
6.to require production of evidence on all matters embraced in the order of reference, including the production of books, papers, vouchers, documents, and other writings applicable to those matters;
7.to rule on the admissibility of evidence and put witnesses under oath;
8.to examine witnesses, including the parties;
9.to make a record of the evidence offered and excluded in the same manner as provided for a court sitting in the trial of a case;
10.to file a full and complete report to this Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any party in this case who desires to except to the Master’s report shall file objections in writing within ten days after filing of the Master’s report. The Court may confirm, modify, correct, review, reverse, or recommit the Master’s report after it is filed, if the Court deems it necessary and proper in the particular circumstances of this case.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that reasonable compensation for the Master in Chancery shall be awarded by this Court to be taxed as costs of suit.
SIGNED on ________________________________.
JUDGE PRESIDING