Subpoena

THE STATE OF ______

{STYLE OF THE CASE – _____}

SUBPOENA FOR {TRIAL/DEPOSITION/PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS}

To:  Any sheriff or constable of the State of  or other person authorized to serve and execute subpoenas as provided in ______ Rule of Civil Procedure ____.  {See “Who may serve subpoenas,”}

You are commanded to summon {name of witness}, located at {street address, city, county, state, zip code, phone number}, to appear at {street address, city, county, state, zip code}, on {date}, at {time},

{CHOOSE APPROPRIATE DIRECTIONS}

(A)    before {identify judge and court}, to attend and give testimony at {a hearing/trial} in this case on behalf of the {plaintiff/defendant}, and to remain in attendance from day to day until lawfully discharged.

(B)    before {name of deposition officer}, to attend and give testimony in this case at a deposition on behalf of the {plaintiff/defendant}, and to remain in attendance from day to day until lawfully discharged.

(C)    to produce and permit inspection and copying of documents or tangible things to be used as evidence in this case.

{ADD FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH IF REQUESTING DOCUMENTS}

{Name of witness} is commanded to produce and permit inspection and copying of the following documents or tangible things:  {list and number documents individually or by category and describe with reasonable particularity each item or category}.

Contempt.  Failure by any person without adequate excuse to obey a subpoena served on that person may be deemed a contempt of the court from which the subpoena is issued or a district court in the county in which the subpoena is served, and may be punished by fine or confinement, or both.  

DO NOT FAIL to return this writ to {identify court in which cause is pending} with either the attached officer’s return showing the manner of execution or the witness’s signed memorandum showing that the witness accepted the subpoena.

ISSUED on _______________, 200__.

{CHOOSE APPROPRIATE SIGNATURE BLOCK}
By:_________________________
Deputy {District/County} Clerk
{Name of clerk}, {District/County} Clerk
{County},
{Address, city, state, zip code}
By:_________________________
{Name of attorney or deposition officer}
{Address, city, state, zip code}

This subpoena was issued at the request of {party}, whose attorney of record is {name of party’s attorney}, {street address, city, state, zip code, phone number}.