(See Fed. R. Civ. P. 45)
(a) The Clerk of Court shall issue subpoenas to a pro se party only upon Order
of the Court. Thus, in a civil case, if a pro se party requests the issuance of
subpoenas, the Clerk’s Office will provide the pro se party blank, unsigned
subpoena forms.
(b) The pro se party must then complete the forms and file a motion with the
presiding judge for an Order authorizing the issuance of the requested
subpoenas for specific witnesses or documents. The completed forms shall
be attached to the motion for the Court’s review and approval. The motion
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must address the relevancy of the subject persons or documents of the
requested subpoena to the claims or defenses at issue. A pro se party must
pay all applicable fees associated with the subpoena, even if the pro se party
has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d).
Pro se parties should review Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 in its entirety.
