§ CR 45.01 Form; issuance

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CR 45.01 Form; issuance

    (1) Every subpoena shall state the court from which it is issued, the title of the action, the court in which the action is pending, and its civil action number; and the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the attorney or pro-se party causing the subpoena to be issued. Every subpoena shall command each person to whom it is directed to attend and give testimony and/or to produce designated documents or tangible things in that person's possession, custody, or control, or to permit inspection of premises, at the time and place therein specified. A copy of every subpoena served shall be certified to the opposing party and to any person whose information is being requested.

    (2) The clerk or other authorized deputy shall issue a subpoena signed but otherwise in blank, to a party requesting it, who shall fill it in before service. An attorney licensed to practice law in this state may also issue and sign a subpoena on behalf of the court. Subpoenas shall not be used for any purpose except to command the attendance of the witness and/or production of documentary orother tangible evidence at a deposition, hearing or trial; unless the parties agree that production may be made without a deposition. Upon order of the Court, with the agreement of the parties, documents may be produced without a deposition.

    TABULAR OR GRAPHIC MATERIAL SET FORTH AT THIS POINT IS NOT DISPLAYABLE.