[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR20.609]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 20--RULES OF PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND EVIDENCE FOR FORMAL 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COAST GUARD--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart F--Discovery
 
Sec. 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.

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