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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

Southern District of Florida

In re James R. Murphy III Case No. 21-12155-MAM

Debtor

Chapter 7

NOTICE OF RULE 2004 EXAMINATION

Provident Bank, by the undersigned attorney, gives notice of issuing 

the attached Subpoena for Rule 2004 Examination to Deborah C. 

Menotte, at Trustee, c/o George Steven Fender, which seeks the 

production of all documents received from or concerning Debtor James R. 

Murphy III in these proceedings, due by July 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

No testimony will be taken. Pursuant to Local Rule 2004-1 no order 

shall be necessary. The Local Form “Subpoena for Rule 2004 

Examination” is included with this notice.If the examinee receives this 

notice less than 14 days prior to the scheduled examination date, the

examination will be rescheduled upon timely request to a mutually 

agreeable time.

X Production: The examinee must produce by email or bring to the 

examination all documents, electronically stored information, or objects 

described on the attached subpoena, and must permit inspection, 

copying, testing, or sampling of the materials.

All interested parties that plan on attending the examination should 

contact the undersigned counsel’s office to confirm that the examination 

is going forward on the scheduled date and time before attending as the 

date and time may change.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing was served on 

June 25, 2021 using the Court’s CM/ECF system thereby serving all

registered users in this case and via U.S. Mail to all parties on the 

attached service list.

/s/ Ilan A. Nieuchowicz 

Ilan A. Nieuchowicz, FBN: 37156 

Attorney for Provident Bank

ilan@carltonfields.com

(305) 539-7381

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

Southern District of Florida

In re James R. Murphy III

Debtor

Case No. 21-12155-MAM

Chapter 7

SUBPOENA FOR RULE 2004 

EXAMINATION

To: Deborah C. Menotte, as the Bankruptcy Trustee, c/o George Steven Fender - Fender, Bolling and 

Paiva, P.A., PO Box 1545, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302-1545 steven.fender@fender-law.com

(Name of person to whom the subpoena is directed)

Testimony: YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear at the time, date, and place set forth below to testify at an examination 

under Rule 2004, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Local Rule 2004-1. 

PLACE DATE AND TIME

Produce via email to: ilan@carltonfields.com

(If not produced electronically)

 Carlton Fields, PA, c/o Ilan A Nieuchowicz Friday, July 9, 2021,

525 Okeechobee Blvd, Suite 1200 no later than 10:00 am EST

Miami, FL 33136

The examination will be recorded by this method: Documents Only – No Testimony will be taken

X Production: You, or your representatives, must also bring with you to the examination the following documents, 

electronically stored information, or objects, and must permit inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of the material:

All documents produced in this bankruptcy proceedings by, on behalf of, or concerning Debtor James R. Murphy, III.

The following provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 45, made applicable in bankruptcy cases by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9016, are 

attached – Rule 45(c), relating to the place of compliance; Rule 45(d), relating to your protection as a person subject to a 

subpoena; and Rule 45(e) and 45(g), relating to your duty to respond to this subpoena and the potential consequences of not 

doing so.

Date: June 25, 2021

CLERK OF COURT

Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk

OR /s/ Ilan A. Nieuchowicz

Attorney’s signature

The name, address, email address, and telephone number of the attorney representing Provident Bank who issues or requests

this subpoena is Ilan A. Nieuchowicz, Carlton Fields, 525 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

ilan@carltonfields.com; (305) 539-7381

Notice to the person who issues or requests this subpoena

If this subpoena commands the production of documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things, or the inspection of

premises before trial, a notice and a copy of this subpoena must be served on each party before it is served on the person to whom it is

directed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(4).

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PROOF OF SERVICE

(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 45.)

I received this subpoena for (name of individual and title, if any):

on (date) .

I served the subpoena by delivering a copy to the named person as follows:

on (date) ; or

I returned the subpoena unexecuted because:

Unless the subpoena was issued on behalf of the United States, or one of its officers or agents, I have also tendered to the 

witness the fees for one day’s attendance, and the mileage allowed by law, in the amount of $ .

My fees are $ for travel and $ for services, for a total of $ .

I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true and correct. 

Date: 

Server’s signature

Printed name and title

Server’s address

Additional information concerning attempted service, etc.:

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(c), (d), (e), and (g) (Effective 12/1/13)

(made applicable in bankruptcy cases by Rule 9016, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure)

(c) Place of compliance.

(1) For a Trial, Hearing, or Deposition. A subpoena may command a 

person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition only as follows:

(A) within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or

regularly transacts business in person; or

(B) within the state where the person resides, is employed, or regularly 

transacts business in person, if the person

(i) is a party or a party’s officer; or

(ii) is commanded to attend a trial and would not incur substantial 

expense.

(2) For Other Discovery. A subpoena may command:

(A) production of documents, or electronically stored information, or 

things at a place within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed,

or regularly transacts business in person; and

(B) inspection of premises, at the premises to be inspected.

(d) Protecting a Person Subject to a Subpoena; Enforcement.

(1) Avoiding Undue Burden or Expense; Sanctions. A party or 

attorney responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must take 

reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a person 

subject to the subpoena. The court for the district where compliance is 

required must enforce this duty and impose an appropriate sanction —

which may include lost earnings and reasonable attorney's fees — on a 

party or attorney who fails to comply.

(2) Command to Produce Materials or Permit Inspection.

(A) Appearance Not Required. A person commanded to produce 

documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things, or to

permit the inspection of premises, need not appear in person at the place of

production or inspection unless also commanded to appear for a deposition, 

hearing, or trial.

(B) Objections. A person commanded to produce documents or tangible

things or to permit inspection may serve on the party or attorney designated 

in the subpoena a written objection to inspecting, copying, testing or 

sampling any or all of the materials or to inspecting the premises — or to 

producing electronically stored information in the form or forms requested. 

The objection must be served before the earlier of the time specified for 

compliance or 14 days after the subpoena is served. If an objection is made, 

the following rules apply:

(i) At any time, on notice to the commanded person, the serving party 

may move the court for the district where compliance is required for an 

order compelling production or inspection.

(ii) These acts may be required only as directed in the order, and the 

order must protect a person who is neither a party nor a party's officer from

significant expense resulting from compliance.

(3) Quashing or Modifying a Subpoena.

(A) When Required. On timely motion, the court for the district where 

compliance is required must quash or modify a subpoena that:

(i) fails to allow a reasonable time to comply;

(ii) requires a person to comply beyond the geographical limits 

specified in Rule 45(c);

(iii) requires disclosure of privileged or other protected matter, if no 

exception or waiver applies; or

(iv) subjects a person to undue burden.

(B) When Permitted. To protect a person subject to or affected by a 

subpoena, the court for the district where compliance is required may, on

motion, quash or modify the subpoena if it requires:

(i) disclosing a trade secret or other confidential research, 

development, or commercial information; or

(ii) disclosing an unretained expert's opinion or information that does 

not describe specific occurrences in dispute and results from the expert's 

study that was not requested by a party.

(C) Specifying Conditions as an Alternative. In the circumstances 

described in Rule 45(d)(3)(B), the court may, instead of quashing or 

modifying a subpoena, order appearance or production under specified 

conditions if the serving party:

(i) shows a substantial need for the testimony or material that cannot 

be otherwise met without undue hardship; and

(ii) ensures that the subpoenaed person will be reasonably

compensated.

(e) Duties in Responding to a Subpoena.

(1) Producing Documents or Electronically Stored Information. These 

procedures apply to producing documents or electronically stored 

information:

(A) Documents. A person responding to a subpoena to produce 

documents must produce them as they are kept in the ordinary course of

business or must organize and label them to correspond to the categories in 

the demand.

(B) Form for Producing Electronically Stored Information Not

Specified. If a subpoena does not specify a form for producing 

electronically stored information, the person responding must produce it in

a form or forms in which it is ordinarily maintained or in a reasonably

usable form or forms.

(C) Electronically Stored Information Produced in Only One Form. The 

person responding need not produce the same electronically stored

information in more than one form.

(D) Inaccessible Electronically Stored Information. The person 

responding need not provide discovery of electronically stored information

from sources that the person identifies as not reasonably accessible because

of undue burden or cost. On motion to compel discovery or for a protective 

order, the person responding must show that the information is not 

reasonably accessible because of undue burden or cost. If that showing is 

made, the court may nonetheless order discovery from such sources if the 

requesting party shows good cause, considering the limitations of Rule

26(b)(2)(C). The court may specify conditions for the discovery.

(2) Claiming Privilege or Protection.

(A) Information Withheld. A person withholding subpoenaed 

information under a claim that it is privileged or subject to protection as

trial-preparation material must:

(i) expressly make the claim; and

(ii) describe the nature of the withheld documents, communications, 

or tangible things in a manner that, without revealing information itself

privileged or protected, will enable the parties to assess the claim.

(B) Information Produced. If information produced in response to a 

subpoena is subject to a claim of privilege or of protection as trialpreparation material, the person making the claim may notify any party that 

received the information of the claim and the basis for it. After being 

notified, a party must promptly return, sequester, or destroy the specified 

information and any copies it has; must not use or disclose the information 

until the claim is resolved; must take reasonable steps to retrieve the 

information if the party disclosed it before being notified; and may

promptly present the information under seal to the court for the district 

where compliance is required for a determination of the claim. The person

who produced the information must preserve the information until the claim

is resolved.

(g) Contempt. The court for the district where compliance is required – and 

also, after a motion is transferred, the issuing court – may hold in contempt

a person who, having been served, fails without adequate excuse to obey

the subpoena or an order related to it.

 For Access to Subpoena Materials

Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a) Committee Note (2013)

• Parties desiring access to information produced in response to this subpoena will need to follow up with the party serving the subpoena to obtain such access.

• The party serving the subpoena should make reasonable provisions for prompt access.

• The court for the district where compliance with the subpoena is required has authority to order notice of receipt of produced materials or access to them.

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