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Subpoena - Issuance Under Rule 17(b) - Witness Within the

C.D. Cal. L.Cr.R. 17-1

District. Defense counsel shall apply to the Clerk for a witness subpoena under F.R.Crim.P.17(b), when the witness will be served within this District. The Clerk may issue such a subpoena in blank. No subpoena so issued may be served outside of this District. By filling in a subpoena issued in blank, defense counsel represents that counsel believes the defendant is unable to pay the witness fees and that the presence of the witness is necessary to an adequate defense.
Official source: https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025%20December%20LRs%20Chap%2 · retrieved 2026-07-23