You may be asking yourself, “Why do I have to ‘domesticate’ a subpoena? What does that even mean?” The reason subpoenas have to be domesticated stems from American Federalism. The extent of a state’s subpoena power is coterminous with its borders. (See 97 C.J.S., Witnesses, § 17, p. 367, § 23, p. 375, § 25, […]
See MoreJust as with Google, there are many reasons one might have to subpoena records from Facebook. For instance, you can determine the name used to register a account, e-mail addresses used for registration, the IP address associated with account activity, any phone numbers that are associated with the account, and even credit card or PayPal […]
See MoreThere are many reasons one might have to subpoena records from Google. It is critical to understand that if one wants to subpoena records from Google in a non-federal case that is outside of California, the subpoena must first be domesticated so it is enforceable under California law. Per Google: Google LLC accepts civil requests for user […]
See MoreA very common question asked in interstate discovery revolves around which state’s laws apply. In other words, if one issues a subpoena out of, let’s say Arizona, and that subpoena is domesticated in California, do Arizona’s rules apply or do California’s? The answer is: it depends. Matters of civil procedure will typically fall under California law. The […]
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