Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 403 – Issuance of subpoena
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The issuance of a subpoena is governed by this section. [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
1. Request issuance. To request issuance of a subpoena under this section, a party must submit a foreign subpoena to the clerk of a District Court in the district or to the clerk of the Superior Court of the county in which the discovery is to be conducted. A request for the issuance of a subpoena under this Act does not constitute an appearance in the courts of the State.
[PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 403
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Foreign subpoena: means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 402
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 402
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 402
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Subpoena: means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record requiring a person to:
2. Submission of foreign subpoena. When a party submits a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the State, the clerk, in accordance with that court’s procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service upon the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed.
[PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
3. Requirements. A subpoena issued under subsection 2 must:
A. Incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena; and [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
B. Contain or be accompanied by the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all counsel of record in the proceeding to which the subpoena relates and of any party not represented by counsel. [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2023, c. 32, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 32, §1 (AMD).