Hampton, GA asked in Civil Litigation for Georgia

Q: How and what is the process of subpoenaing a private company?

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A: There are two kinds of subpoenas: (1) a witness subpoena and (2) a subpoena for the production of evidence. Since your question pertains to a private company, I assume you intend to subpoena documents (i.e., evidence). In any case, the subpoena statutes may be found from OCGA 24-13-20 to OCGA 24-13-29. Here is the link: https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-24/chapter-13/article-2/ Please copy and paste it in your browser.

There is not sufficient space in this response for me to walk you through how to subpoena documents. It is best if you simply read the statutes provided above. None are that long or complicated.

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