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Can the courts actually confiscate and search the contents of your computer over a civil suit?

I live in Washington state USA.

Yeah I guess I could change over my hard drive but for some reason I also have this funny feeing about my past internet usage too. The courts may not need my PC to get a look at that content.

Technically, yes. A civil court has the power to issue a subpoena for information that might be relevant. However, in practice, civil subpoenas are just served on people and compliance is not usually forced. If you refused to cooperate, the civil court is more likely to fine you than send storm troopers to get your computer.

It depends, does it have anything to do with the case? If yes, then they could. But you could always pull out the hard drive and replace it with a new one, couldn't you?

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