Subpoena Service in Sacramento, CA

It depends on the route and on the person being served, so send it early. We attempt service on the next available route, or sooner on a rush, then confirm it with a proof of service. Records subpoenas still run on the section 2020.410 timeline and any consumer or employee notice, so tell us the production date and we work the notice backward from it.

When the records are a consumer’s personal records, yes. Code of Civil Procedure section 1985.3 requires a notice to the consumer, served at least ten days before the production date and five days before the custodian; section 1985.6 sets a parallel notice for employee records. We prepare and serve the right notice and tell you which applies.

Records-only goes to a custodian under section 2020.410; testimony with documents is a personal-appearance subpoena under section 2020.510; a trial or hearing witness is a civil subpoena under sections 1985 through 1987. Tell us what you need and we confirm the right subpoena and notice before anyone is served.

When a witness dodges service, we make repeated attempts at different hours and days and log each one. If service still fails, we give you a declaration of due diligence to support a motion for an alternative method or more time. Because we start early rather than at the cutoff, there is usually time to keep trying.

Yes. We serve deposition subpoenas for business records on custodians under section 2020.410, and we serve personal-appearance and production subpoenas on witnesses under section 2020.510, tendering the witness fee at the door. One call covers whichever subpoena your case needs.

A proof of service is the signed declaration that records who was served, when, where, and how, and it is what lets you compel the records or the appearance. We return it after service. If diligent attempts fail, we also give you a declaration of due diligence you can file with the court.

A consumer or employee notice under sections 1985.3 and 1985.6 must reach the individual at least ten days before the production date and five days before the custodian is served, and a records subpoena sets that date no sooner than section 2020.410 allows. Tell us your production date and we work the notice and service backward from it, then flag any window that looks too tight before we serve.

Yes. Under the Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act, Code of Civil Procedure section 2029.100 et seq., a subpoena from another state is domesticated through the superior court in the county where discovery is sought, then served here. Send us the out-of-state subpoena and we handle the domestication and the service.

Yes, and the date comes from a specific place. The court’s department information page says hearing dates for motions to compel discovery are obtained by calling the clerk of the assigned Civil Home Court before the moving papers are submitted, and a motion submitted without a reserved date may be rejected.

A witness in a civil case is entitled to $35 a day and 20 cents a mile, both ways, under Government Code section 68093. When the subpoena calls for the fee to be tendered at service, our server advances it and itemizes it on the invoice so the tender is documented.

Limited unlawful detainer cases, asking for up to $35,000, are filed at the Carol Miller Justice Center, 301 Bicentennial Circle, as the court’s landlord and tenant page explains. A records request or subpoena tied to one of those cases is directed there rather than to the downtown courthouse.