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W.D. Ky. LCrR 17.1
Subpoena to Testify in a Criminal Case
(a) Forms. A party seeking to compel the appearance of a witness to testify at
a criminal proceeding pursuant to Rule 17(a) or (b) of the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure, or a party seeking to compel the appearance of a witness
to testify and bring documents to a criminal proceeding pursuant to Rule
17(c), must use AO Form 89 "Subpoena to Testify at a Hearing or Trial in
Criminal Case."
(b) Return Date of Subpoena. All subpoenas issued in criminal cases shall be
made returnable to the place, date, and time of trial or hearing, unless
otherwise ordered by the Court.
(c) Waiver of Personal Appearance. If the subpoena names an official records
custodian, the subpoena may advise that the recipient, instead of appearing
personally, may elect to produce the items designated directly to the issuing
attorney, with an appropriate certification, in advance of the date specified
in the subpoena. If the subpoena includes that option, such advance
production eliminates the requirement of a personal appearance by the
custodian.
(d) Discovery. It shall be the duty of counsel for any party to disclose in
discovery to opposing counsel any books, papers, documents, data, or other
objects produced pursuant to a trial subpoena consistent with Rule 16 of the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and any reciprocal order of discovery
entered by the Court.
Provenance
- Source
- www.kywd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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