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Encyclopedia: Subpoena duces tecum
A subpoena duces tecum (Latin for "bring with you under penalty of punishment") is a court summons to appear and produce tangible evidence for use at a hearing or trial. In law, a subpoena (literally...
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The Legal Term * Subpoena Duces Tecum * Defined & Explained SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM - A command to a witness to produce documents. A writ or process of the same kind as the subpoena ad testificandum, including a clause requiring the witness to bring with him and produce to the court, books, papers, etc., in his hands,
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The Legal Term * Duces Tecum * Defined & Explained DUCES TECUM - Bring with thee. A writ commonly called a subpoena duces tecum, commanding the person to whom it is directed to bring with him some writings, papers, or other things therein specified and described, to a deposition, to counsel for litigants in an action,
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Definition of subpoena duces tecum from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. Search "subpoena duces tecum" in:
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SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM (CIVIL) - Case No.: ATTORNEY ISSUED VA. CODE §§ 8.01-413, 16.1-89, 16.1-265; Commonwealth of Virginia Supreme Court Rules 1:4,4:9; HEARING DATE AND TIME; Court; COURT ADDRESS v./In re: TO THE PERSON AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO SERVE THIS PROCESS: You are commanded to summon;
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A subpoena duces tecum is a type of subpoena that requires the witness to produce a document or documents pertinent to a proceeding. From the Latin duces...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about subpoena duces tecum. subpoena duces tecum. Information about subpoena duces tecum in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. (redirected from subpoena duces tecum)
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RESPONDING TO A SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM A. Personal Appearance Required There are certain situations in which mailing copies of the requested documents is not legally permissible and a personal appearance is necessary.
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Via reader nolo, we get a peek at the letter and subpoena duces tecum language from Rep. Conyers' House Judiciary Committee to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Here is the link directly to the original letter and subpoena text.
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Peer review records, and other hospital documents of quality control committee meetings are generally not subject to subpoena duces tecum, since these have statutory immunity. The theory is that the frankness of peer review would be chilled if these records could be routinely compelled.
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