Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Rule 4009.21 - Subpoena Upon a Person Not a Party for Production of Documents and Things. Prior Notice. Objections(a) A party seeking production from a person not a party to the action shall give written notice to every other party of the intent to serve a subpoena at least twenty days before the date of service. A copy of the subpoena proposed to be served shall be attached to the notice.(b) The written notice shall not be given to the person named in the subpoena.(c) Any party may object to the subpoena by filing of record written objections and serving a copy of the objections upon every other party to the action.(d)(1) If objections are received by the party intending to serve the subpoena prior to its service, the subpoena shall not be served. The court upon motion shall rule upon the objections and enter an appropriate order.(2) If objections are not received as provided in paragraph (1), the subpoena may be served subject to the right of any party or interested person to seek a protective order.The provisions of this Rule 4009.21 adopted April 7, 1997, effective 7/1/1997, 27 Pa.B. 1921; amended August 4, 1998, effective 1/1/1999, 28 Pa.B. 4175; amended June 6, 2012, effective 8/1/2012, 42 Pa.B. 3574.