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#### **SUBPOENA AND COURT ORDER INFORMATION****FOR STATE EMPLOYEES AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS**

**STATE INVESTIGATORS****dfas.dscc.hi.mbx.rfa@mail.mi**l**ALL OTHERS (Attorneys, state employees who are not criminal investigators, etc.)***United States ex rel. Touhy v. Ragen**Boron Oil Co. v. Downie**United States v. Bizzard**United States v. Marino*                        - Federal Subpoena or Court Order issued to DFAS and signed by a  Federal Judge, U.S. Attorney, or Assistant U.S. Attorney  (officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the U.S. 94 federal judicial districts).
**OR**                        - **Consent/Release Authorization**  from the Individual to whom the records pertain.
*******DFAS will not accept another agency’s request/release/claim form to obtain records. However, in lieu of a written/typed statement,****individuals may utilize the Request Pertaining to Military Records (SF-180) to authorize the release of personal records. A copy of the individual’s (to whom the requested records pertain) valid, government-issued photo ID or Notarized Statement verifying his/her identity must accompany the signed SF-180. **
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**DO NOT FORWARD YOUR REQUEST UNTIL YOU HAVE ALL ****THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS****Email ****dfas.foia@mail.mil**** and Fax (317) 275-0391 are the preferred submission methods.  ****You may also forward your request via postal mail:**
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