17 CFR § 12.36 - Subpoenas to compel discovery.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t17/s12.36"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "17 CFR § 12.36 - Subpoenas to compel discovery."
title_number: 17
title_name: "Commodity and Securities Exchanges"
section_number: "12.36"
section_name: "Subpoenas to compel discovery."
chapter_name: "COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "RULES RELATING TO REPARATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 2(a)(12), 12a(5), and 18."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 6621, Feb. 22, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "12"
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# 12.36 Subpoenas to compel discovery.
An application for a subpoena requiring a party or non-party to comply with a discovery order issued pursuant to §§ 12.31 and 12.32, may be made, in writing, by any party without notice to other parties, and may be filed simultaneously with the motion for the discovery order. The standards for issuance or denial of such an application, the service requirement, and the method for enforcing such subpoenas shall be determined by the provisions of § 12.313 of these rules.