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FindACase™ | Alamiin v. Crow
Alamiin v. Crow
WAHIID M. ALAMIIN a/k/a JAMES SHOCKEY, Plaintiff,
SCOTT CROW, in his official capacity, Defendant.
Now before the Court is a Notice (Doc. No. 249), which was filed by Plaintiff and accompanied by 24 signed subpoena forms.
A. Document Subpoenas
Two of the requested subpoenas request production of documents and answers to various requests. The Court DENIES issuance of such subpoenas as the parties' discovery period has now passed.
B. Trial Subpoenas
The remaining subpoena forms seek the testimony of individuals at Plaintiff's upcoming civil trial. In his Notice, liberally construed, Plaintiff requests that his requested subpoenas be issued by the Court Clerk and served upon their recipients by the United States Marshals Service (“USMS”).
It is unclear from certain of Plaintiff's subpoena requests-even considered in conjunction with the witness list previously filed-what the substance of the relevant witnesses' testimony would be or how such testimony is material to the claims at issue. In light of the special considerations of pro se litigation, the Court declines to allow multiple subpoenas to issue without further direction. Therefore, if Plaintiff wishes to arrange service of any of his requested subpoenas, he must (in addition to fulfilling the requirements as to costs as outlined below) submit a short statement to the Court of each subpoenaed individual's expected testimony and its relevance to the lawsuit.
a. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(b)(1)
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(b)(1) prescribes that if a subpoena requires that person's attendance, service of that subpoena requires “[t]endering the fees for 1 day's attendance and the mileage allowed by law.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 45(b)(1); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1821. There is no indication from the record that Plaintiff has sent those funds along with his requests or has arranged for their payment with the Court Clerk. If Plaintiff wishes to have his subpoenas served, he must send that payment to the Court Clerk for each subpoena, to be transmitted to the USMS along with his service requests.
b. USMS Fees
The USMS is authorized by federal statute to charge fees for service (including service of subpoenas), and the amount of fees charged is established by federal regulation. See 28 U.S.C. § 1921(a)(1)(B); 28 C.F.R. § 0.114. According to the USMS website, unless a litigant is proceeding in forma pauperis, “the USMS must request advance payment of the estimated fees and expenses for service of process.”[1] The USMS is entitled to collect these fees and expenses even where service is attempted but is unsuccessful. 28 C.F.R. § 0.114(f) (“The United States Marshals Service shall collect the fees enumerated in [28 C.F.R. § 0.114(a)], where applicable, even when process i[s] returned to the court or the party unexecuted, as long as service is endeavored.”).
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plaintiff is not proceeding in forma pauperis, thus he is not entitled to service by the USMS at no cost. He may arrange for service by the USMS for a fee, however. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3). The undersigned will direct the Clerk of Court to assist Plaintiff with any request he makes to the USMS for service of issued subpoenas; however, Plaintiff must be prepared to pay the required fee to the USMS for its efforts. Having been advised of the mandatory fees and expenses, if Plaintiff wishes to have service completed by the USMS he should complete and return a Form USM-285, along with the proper advance payment, to the Clerk of this Court, for each requested subpoena. If Plaintiff requests the USMS to serve an individual by mail, he must include an $8.00 advance payment, see 28 C.F.R. &sect; 0.114(a)(2); Holmes v. United States, No. CIV-06-796-R, 2008 WL 111320, at *3 (W.D. Okla. Jan. 8, 2008). If Plaintiff requests the USMS to serve an individual personally, he must include a $65.00 advance payment per subpoena, which will compensate the USMS for one hour of its time. See 28 C.F.R. § 0.114(a)(3). ...