WI · rules
SCR 22.42
Subpoena
(1) In any matter under investigation, the director, or a special
investigator acting under SCR 22.25, may require the attendance of
lawyers and witnesses and the production of documentary evidence. A
subpoena issued in connection with a confidential investigation must so
indicate on its face. It is not a breach of confidentiality for a person
subpoenaed to consult with an attorney.
(2) In any disciplinary proceeding before a referee, the director,
or the director's counsel, a special investigator acting under SCR 22.25,
and the respondent or counsel for the respondent may require the
attendance of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.
The use of subpoenas for discovery in a matter pending before a referee
shall be pursuant to an order of the referee. The service, enforcement,
or challenge to any subpoena issued under this rule shall be governed
by ch. 885, stats., except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(2m)(a) The director may issue a subpoena under this chapter to
compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents in
Wisconsin, or elsewhere as agreed by the witnesses, if a subpoena is
sought in Wisconsin under the law of another jurisdiction for use in a
lawyer discipline or disability investigation or proceeding in that
jurisdiction, and the application for issuance of the subpoena has been
approved or authorized under the law of that jurisdiction.
(b) In a lawyer discipline or disability investigation or
proceeding in this jurisdiction, the director, special investigator, or
respondent may apply for the issuance of a subpoena in another
jurisdiction, under the rules of that jurisdiction when the application is
in aid or defense of the investigation or proceeding, and the director,
special investigator, or respondent could issue compulsory process or
obtain formal prehearing discovery under this chapter.
(3) A referee may enforce the attendance of a witness and the
production of documentary evidence.
(4) The referee shall rule on a challenge to the validity of a
subpoena. If a referee has not been assigned to the matter, a challenge
to a subpoena issued by the director shall be filed with the supreme
court together with a petition for the appointment of a referee to rule on
the challenge.
(5) Subpoena and witness fees and mileage are allowable and
paid as provided in Wis. Stat. §§ 885.05 and 885.06(2). A witness
subpoenaed during an investigation shall be paid subpoena fees and
mileage by the person requesting the subpoena. A witness subpoenaed
to appear at a disciplinary or medical incapacity hearing before the
referee shall be paid subpoena fees and mileage by the party on whose
behalf the witness appears.
Provenance
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- www.wicourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- 2026-09-23
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