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Only the court, or an authorized court official, has the pwoer to issue and/or serve subpoenas. As a party to a case you can request that a subpoena be issued, but if it is in reference to the case at issue, it is HIGHLY unlikely the court will do so.

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Only the court, or an authorized court official, has the pwoer to issue and/or serve subpoenas. If it is in reference to the case in which you are involved, as a party to a case you can request that a subpoena be issued but, if granted, you will not be the one to serve it.

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