§ 310 Lost pleadings.

If a court paper gets lost, or if someone is holding onto it and won't hand it over, the court doesn't have to stop the case. The judge can allow a copy of that paper to be used in its place, just as if it were the original.

This matters because cases depend on having the right documents on file. Papers can go missing for all kinds of reasons: they get misplaced, damaged, or sometimes someone holds onto them on purpose to cause delays. This rule makes sure that a lost or missing original doesn't derail the case. As long as a copy is available, the court can accept it and keep things moving forward.