Subpoena in a Administrative Proceeding 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 

COMPLAINANT: 

United States Coast Guard 

DOCKET NUMBER 

RESPONDENT: 

Subpoena COAST GUARD CASE NUMBER 

TO: 

YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear at the place, date, and time specified below to testify in the above case. 

PLACE OF HEARING Date: 

Time: 

YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear at the place, date, and time specified below to testify at the taking of a deposition 

in the above case. 

PLACE OF DEPOSITION Date: 

Time: 

YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce and permit inspection and copying of the following documents or objects at the 

place, date, and time specified below (list documents or objects): 

PLACE Date: 

Time: 

YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit inspection of the following premises at the date and time specified below. 

PREMISES Date: 

Time: 

Any organization not a party to this administrative proceedings that is subpoenaed for the taking of a deposition shall 

designate one or more officers, directors, or managing agents, or other persons who consent to testify on its behalf, and 

may set forth, for each person designated, the matters on which the person will testify. 

ISSUING OFFICER SIGNATURE AND TITLE DATE 

ISSUING OFFICER’S NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER 

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, USCG, CG2639B (Rev. 06-04) 
PROOF OF SERVICE 

DATE PLACE 

SERVED 

SERVER ON (PRINT NAME) MANNER OF SERVICE 

SERVED BY (PRINT NAME) TITLE 

DECLARATION OF SERVER 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing information 

contained in the Proof of Service is true and correct. 

Executed on 

DATE SIGNATURE OF SERVER 

ADDRESS OF SERVER 

33 CFR PART 20 

Rules of Practice, Procedure, and Evidence for Administrative Proceedings of the Coast Guard 

§ 20.608 Subpoenas. 

(a) Any party may request the ALJ to issue a 

subpoena for the attendance of a person, the giving of 

testimony, or the production of books, papers, documents, or 

any other relevant evidence during discovery or for any 

hearing. Any party seeking a subpoena from the ALJ shall 

request its issuance by motion. 

(b) An ALJ may, for good cause shown, apply to the 

United States District Court for the issuance of an order 

compelling the appearance and testimony of a witness or the 

production of evidence. 

(c) A person serving a subpoena shall prepare a 

written statement setting forth either the date, time, and 

manner of service or the reason for failure of service. He or 

she shall swear to or affirm the statement, attach it to a copy of 

the subpoena, and return it to the ALJ who issued the 

subpoena. 

§ 20.609 Motions to quash or modify. 

(a) A person to whom a subpoena is directed may, by 

motion with notice to the party requesting the subpoena, ask 

the ALJ to quash or modify the subpoena. 

(b) Except when made at a hearing, the motion must 

be filed (1) 10 days or less after service of a subpoena 

compelling the appearance and testimony of a witness or the 

production of evidence or (2) at or before the time specified in 

the subpoena for compliance, whichever is earlier. 

(c) If the subpoena is served at a hearing, the person 

to whom it is directed may, in person at the hearing or in writing 

within a reasonable time fixed by the ALJ, ask the ALJ to quash 

or modify it. 

(d) The ALJ may quash or modify the subpoena if it is 

unreasonable or requires evidence not relevant to any matter in 

issue. 

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, USCG, CG2639B (Rev. 06-04)