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ADDENDUM FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE COMPARISON CHART
Article III - Inferences, Prima Facie Evidence, and Presumptions

Article III - Inferences, Prima Facie Evidence, and Presumptions

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Article III - Inferences, Prima Facie Evidence, and Presumptions

Massachusetts

Section

Corresponding Federal Rule

Comparison

MGE § 301(a)

FRE 301

Substantially similar regarding the rule's limited application to civil cases.

MGE § 301(b)

n/a

No corresponding FRE.

MGE § 301(c)

n/a

No corresponding FRE.

MGE § 301(d)

FRE 301

Differences. FRE 301 only relates generally to presumptions in civil cases and does not expand on scope, inferences, or prima facie evidence.

MGE § 302(a)

n/a

No corresponding FRE.

MGE § 302(b)

n/a

No corresponding FRE.

MGE § 302(c)

n/a

No corresponding FRE.

MGE § 302(d)

FRE 302

Differences. FRE 302 provides that "[i]n a civil case, state law governs the effect of a presumption regarding a claim or defense for which state law supplies the rule of decision."