RULE 16
DISCOVERY
(Amended May 24, 2017)
(a) Timing of Discovery
At arraignment the Court shall set a schedule for the filing of motions and responses. All
pretrial proceedings shall be governed by such schedule and by any standing orders on pretrial
procedure as the Judges of the District may from time to time adopt. Said standing orders shall
be published as an appendix to these Local Rules of Criminal Procedure.
RULE 17
ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS
(Amended October 26, 2017)
(a) Within This District
Any Public Defender, which term shall include both staff members of the Federal Public
Defender and counsel specially appointed pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, may apply to the
Clerk for a witness subpoena when the witness involved will be served within the boundaries of
this District. The Clerk shall issue such subpoena to said Public Defender in blank, signed but
not otherwise filled in. No subpoena so issued in blank may be served outside the boundaries of
this District. The filling in of any such subpoena shall constitute a certificate by said Public
Defender, that he or she believes the witness in question will be able to provide relevant and
material testimony at the trial and that it is the Public Defender's opinion that the attendance of
said witness is reasonably necessary to the defense of the charge.
(b) Outside This District
Where the witness to be subpoenaed will be served outside this District, an ex parte
application for the issuance of such subpoena shall be made to a Judge or Magistrate Judge.
(c) Service by Marshal
Service of subpoenas issued by or at the request of a Public Defender shall be made by the
United States Marshal or his or her deputies in the same manner as in other cases and the
name and address of the person served shall not be disclosed without prior authorization of said
Public Defender. No fee will be allowed for the service by anyone other than the United States
Marshal or his or her deputies of any subpoena issued by or at the request of a Public Defender,
except when such service has been expressly authorized by written order of Court.
