Commonwealth v. Fall River Motor Sales, Inc.

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• recognizing that the Attorney General could withhold certain documents based on the work-product rule
• noting that requested internal documents created by Attorney Generals Office on prior related litigation would not be discoverable in accordance with work product doctrine
• noting that requested internal documents created by Attorney General’s Office on prior related litigation would not be discoverable in accordance with work product doctrine
• finding trial court has discretion in determining whether any relief is to be granted under Rule 56(f), and may properly deny a continuance where further discovery would not be helpful to oppose the summary judgment motion
• a statute is to be read as a whole to produce an internal consistency in keeping with its tenor and pattern
• refusal to grant a continuance under rule 56(f) is “set aside only upon a clear showing of an abuse of discretion”

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