Can a creditor obtain documents from a debtor by subpoena?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Achterkirchen v. Montiel, A148424 (Cal. App. 2018):
documents from debtor by either subpoena duces tecum or discovery request for production]; People v. Pereira (1989) 207 Cal.App.3d 1057, 1066 ["use of a subpoena duces tecum to discover and inspect relevant documents [in postjudgment proceedings] is an accepted practice"].) Here, creditors chose the latter procedure by serving the subpoena duces tecum with the order to appear for examination.
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