Discovery to identify a defendant
32.03 Discovery to identify a defendant
The Court may make an order under paragraph (2) if an applicant, having made reasonable inquiries, is unable to ascertain the description of a person sufficiently for the purpose of commencing a proceeding in the Court against that person (in this Rule called the person concerned) and it appears that some person has or is likely to have knowledge of facts, or has or is likely to have or has had or is likely to have had in the person's possession any document or thing, tending to assist in such ascertainment.
The Court may order that the person, and in the case of a corporation, the corporation by an appropriate officer, must—
attend before the Court to be orally examined in relation to the description of the person concerned;
make discovery to the applicant of all documents which are or have been in the possession of the person or the corporation relating to the description of the person concerned.
If the Court makes an order under paragraph (2)(a), it may order that the person or corporation against whom or which the order is made must produce to the Court on the examination any document or thing in the person's or the corporation's possession relating to the description of the person concerned.
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