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The
Massachusetts Notary
Public & Legal Support Network can issue your subpoenas and
summonses for
your pending case. We have degreed paralegals who can draft the
subpoena or summons so that it will comply with the applicable court
rules. Our
commissioned Notaries Public can issue them in accordance with Rule 45
of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure (Mass.R.Civ.P).
The word "subpoena" is a
Latin phrase that literally means "under
penalty".
In accordance with Mass.R.Civ.P 45(a),
"[e]very subpoena shall be
issued
by the clerk of court, by a notary public, or by a justice of the
peace, shall state the name of the court and the title of the action,
and shall command each person to whom it is directed to attend and give
testimony at a time and place therein specified. . ."
Furthermore, Mass.R.Civ.P 45(b) states
that "a subpoena may
also command the person to whom it is directed to produce the books,
papers, documents, or tangible things designated therein. . ."
We specialize in drafting and
issuing the following types of subpoenas:
Subpoena
Ad
Testificandum
= (Latin for "to testify
under penalty")
a court order used to command a person to appear and give oral
testimony at a hearing or trial.
Subpoena
Duces Tecum
= (Latin for "bring with
you under penalty") a court
order used to command a person to appear and produce tangible evidence
(documents, records, photos, etc.) for use at a hearing or trial.
Deposition
Subpoena
= a court order used to command a person to
appear and testify at a deposition presided over by an officer
authorized to administer oaths (notary public, justice of the peace,
etc.). A deposition will take place outside the courtroom, usually in
an attorney's office.
Witness
Summons =
a court order used to compel a witness to appear
at Court, before a person authorized to examine witnesses (i.e.,
hearing officer), or at a deposition, to testify about what he/she
knows. Pursuant to ALM GL ch. 233, § 1, a witness
summons
is
equivalent to a subpoena.
Our Network also has
certified Court Process Servers available who will legally serve the
subpoena
or summons in-hand to the person who it is for. Our process servers
comply with
the rules of court that stipulate how subpoenas, and other court
process, are to be
served.
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