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Issuance Of Blank Subpoenas

C.D. Ill. RULE 45.1

In a Civil Case, the Clerk must not issue blank subpoenas to a pro se party except upon order of the judge to whom the case is assigned. Note on Use Under Civil Local Rule 45.1, a pro se litigant may move the Court, either orally or in writing, to issue a subpoena for specific witnesses or documents. The pro se litigant must present the Court orally or in writing with a statement of what relevant information the documents contain or the person to be subpoenaed possesses.
Official source: https://www.ilcd.uscourts.gov/sites/ilcd/files/March%202025%20Version%20FINAL_0.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23