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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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CLERK 

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BY DEPUTY 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

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11 JAMES LINLOR, 

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CHASE BANKCARD SERVICES, INC.; 

CHASE BANK USA, NA, 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 17cv5-WQH(KSC) 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S 

REQUEST FOR A SUBPOENA 

[Doc. No. 50] 

19 Before the Court is plaintiffs Motion for Subpoena Under Rule 45 for Document 

20 ·Production at Deposition of Defendants. [Doc. No. 50.] Plaintiff is proceeding in this 

21 action prose. In his Motion for Subpoena Under Rule 45, plaintiff requests that the 

22 Court issue "the attached subpoena duces tecum" pursuant to Rule 45, so that plaintiff 

23 can serve the subpoena on counsel for defendants. Plaintiff states that the subpoena seeks 

24 documents previously requested from defendants "almost 4 months ago under Rule 26" 

25 that have not yet been produced. [Doc. No. 50, at p. 4.] 

26 "Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs discovery of non-parties 

27 by subpoena. Fed. R. Civ. P. 45." Del Campo v. Kennedy, 236 F.R.D. 454, 457 (N.D. 

28 Cal. 2006) (emphasis added). To the extent plaintiff seeks documents from defendants, 

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1 he must do so pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34, which states in part as 

2 follows: "A party may serve on any other party a request within the scope of Rule 26(b ): 

3 (1) to produce and permit the requesting party or its representative to inspect, [or] copy 

4 ... the following items in the responding party's possession, custody, or control: (A) any 

5 designated documents .... " Fed.R.Civ.P. 34 (a)(l)(A). In other words, it is unnecessary 

6 for the Court to issue a subpoena duces tecum, because plaintiff seeks production of 

7 documents from defendants, who are parties to the action. To the extent plaintiff seeks 

8 documents from defendants, he must do so by serving defendants' counsel with a Rule 34 

9 request for production of documents. Accordingly, the Court finds that plaintiff's request 

10 for the Court to issue "the attached" Rule 45 subpoena must be DENIED. 

11 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

12 Dated: July }_f_, 2018 

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