DEFENDER, APPOINTED COUNSEL, OR A PRO SE DEFENDANT
(a) When a finding of indigency is made in a criminal case and the court orders the
appointment of the Office of the Federal Public Defender under the Criminal
Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3006A, et seq., the clerk must issue subpoenas upon
oral request and submission of prepared subpoenas by the attorneys of the Office
of the Federal Public Defender. The cost of process, fees, and expenses of
witnesses subpoenaed must be paid as for witnesses subpoenaed on behalf of the
United States. The United States Marshal must provide these witnesses with
advance funds for the purpose of travel within this district and subsistence. This
rule only applies to witnesses who reside or are served within the District of
Nevada. Any subpoenas that must be served outside the District of Nevada
require court approval under Fed. R. Crim. P. 17(b).
(b) A further showing of indigency or necessity will not be required after an order is
entered under subsection (a) of this rule for subpoenas to be served within the
District of Nevada.
(c) An attorney appointed under the Criminal Justice Act will be required to apply
under Fed. R. Crim. P. 17(b) for the issuance of subpoenas, whether for service
within or outside of the District of Nevada.
(d) A defendant who is acting pro se must apply under Fed. R. Crim. P. 17(b) for the
issuance of subpoenas, whether for service within or outside of the District of
Nevada.
(e) The subpoena or proposed subpoena must be in a form approved by the court.
