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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Tort/Motor Vehicle (P.I.)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

ELBERT R. SMITH, JR., et al., *

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Plaintiffs, *

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vs. * Civil Action No. 05-00331-BH-B

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SCALES EXPRESS, INC., *

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Defendant. *

ORDER

This matter is before the Court on Defendant Scales Express,

Inc.’s Motion to Quash and/or Motion for Protective Order (Doc.

31). In the motion, Defendant seeks an order quashing a subpoena

issued to non-party Transportation Coverage Specialists, Inc.,

located in New York, New York, for the production of various

records involving employees of Defendant Scales Express, Inc. A

review of Defendant’s briefs, Plaintiffs’ response in opposition,

and the subpoena at issue reflects that the subpoena issued out of

the Eastern District of New York, and that the non-party is located

in the Eastern District of New York, which is outside of this

judicial jurisdiction. Rule 45(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure provides that, “If separate from a subpoena commanding

the attendance of a person, a subpoena for production or inspection

shall issue from the court for the district in which the production

or inspection is to be made.” The rule further provides that,

“Failure by any person without adequate excuse to obey a subpoena

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served upon that person may be deemed a contempt of court from

which the subpoena issued.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 45(e). Given that nonparty Transportation Coverage Specialists, Inc. is located in New

York, and that the subpoena issued out of the Eastern District of

New York, it follows that the court in whose name the subpoena is

issued is responsible for its enforcement. Accordingly,

Defendant’s Motion to Quash is DENIED.

The Clerk is directed to serve a copy of this Order on the

parties, as well as non-party Transportation Coverage Specialists,

Inc.

Done this 27TH day of December, 2005.

/s/ SONJA F. BIVINS 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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