California Subpoena Handbook

This Action Guide is a how-to-do-it guide for the attorney who wants to subpoena testimony or records in pretrial discovery and at trial in California. After defining the subpoena and the deposition notice, the Action Guide describes when and how to use each document, from the initial selection of the appropriate procedure, through service, payment of witness fees, production of consumer and employment records, possible objections, and remedies for noncompliance. The Action Guide emphasizes subpoenas for use in discovery and at trial.