Civil Litigation
Sep. 16, 2016
Is your deposition subpoena enforceable under California law?
Upon receipt of a deposition subpoena or a subpoena duces tecum issued by an arbitrator, careful practitioners should ask two questions: What is the nature of the underlying action, and what are the terms of the arbitration contract between the parties in litigation?
Bentley P. Stansbury III
Partner
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
400 Oceangate
Long Beach , CA 90802
Phone: (562) 436-2000
Email: bstansbury@stradley.com
University of California Berkeley; Berkeley CA
Upon receipt of a deposition subpoena or a subpoena duces tecum issued by an arbitrator, careful practitioners should ask two questions: What is the nature of the underlying action, and what are the terms of the arbitration contract between the parties in litigation? Absent jurisdictional issues, the answer to these two questions determines whether the subpoena is enforceable under California law.
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