Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Proper Supena Usage

A supena needs to be served on a Calif. Public Storage business for records of a renter/consumer. The renter and the storage place are both parties to the action. Keeping in mind that the renter/consumer has to be notified of their privacy rights, which supena is the best to serve on the storage place and what are the time frames for production of the consumers records? Thankyou.


Asked on 3/24/99, 1:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

Re: Proper Supena Usage

The information above is provided as an accomodation only, and should not be construed as either the provision of specific legal advice on which you may totally rely, or as the creation of an attorney- client relationship.

If the storage facility and the renter are both parties to the action you should be able to obtain the records by use of a "Demand for Production of Documents". This procedure is normally simpler and easier than using a subpoena.

To obtain records through the use of a subpoena you must use the form Subpoena Duces Tecum. This subpoena must be accompanied by a declaration that describes the documents that you wish to obtain, that the subpoenaed person has these document (this declaration my be made on information and belief. A subpoena duces tecum for consumer records should have a notice of consumer rights attached to it.

Lyle Johnson

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Answered on 4/06/99, 7:22 pm


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