Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

Can you file a subpoena in federal court prior to filing a civil action? My goal is to obtain information from Google in order to execute a cease and desist order to an anonymous Google acoount holder.


Asked on 9/16/09, 2:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

I've read about lawsuits being filed against only fictitiously-named defendants in order to obtain such discovery. If there's no case, there's no subpoena power.

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Answered on 9/16/09, 5:55 pm


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