Local Rule RULE 45.1: ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS TO A PRO SE PARTY IN CIVIL CASES
S.D. Ill. — Civil rule
RULE 45.1 ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS TO A PRO SE PARTY IN CIVIL CASES (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 45)
(a) The Clerk of Court shall issue subpoenas to a pro se party only upon Order of the Court. Thus, in a civil case, if a pro se party requests the issuance of subpoenas, the Clerk's Office will provide the pro se party blank, unsigned subpoena forms.
(b) The pro se party must then complete the forms and file a motion with the presiding judge for an Order authorizing the issuance of the requested subpoenas for specific witnesses or documents. The completed forms shall be attached to the motion for the Court's review and approval. The motion must address the relevancy of the subject persons or documents of the requested subpoena to the claims or defenses at issue. A pro se party must pay all applicable fees associated with the subpoena, even if the pro se party has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). Pro se parties should review Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 in its entirety.