§ 2354. Subpoenas; witnesses

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(a)The clerk of any United States court for the district wherein testimony is to be taken in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary for use in any contested case in the Plant Variety Protection Office shall, upon the application of any party thereof, issue a subpoena for any witness residing or being within such district or within one hundred miles of the stated place in such district, commanding the witness to appear and testify before an officer in such district authorized to take depositions and affidavits, at the time and place stated in the subpoena. The provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and things shall apply to contested cases in the Plant Variety Protection Office insofar as consistent with such regulations.

(b)Every witness subpoenaed or testifying shall be allowed the fees and traveling expenses allowed to witnesses attending the United States district courts.

(c)A judge of a court whose clerk issued a subpoena may enforce obedience to the process or punish disobedience as in other like cases, on proof that a witness, served with such subpoena, neglected or refused to appear or to testify. No witness shall be deemed guilty of contempt for disobeying such subpoena unless the fees and traveling expenses of the witness in going to, and returning from, one day’s attendance at the place of examination, are paid or tendered the witness at the time of the service of the subpoena; nor for refusing to disclose any secret matter except upon appropriate order of the court which issued the subpoena or of the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 24, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1544; Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(d), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3143.)

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Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 24
84 Stat. 1544
Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(d)
108 Stat. 3143
Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(d)(1)
Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(d)(2)(B)
Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(d)(2)(A)
Pub. L. 103–349
section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349

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§ 2354

Subpoenas; witnesses

U.S.C.§ 2401

Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 24

Stat.84 Stat. 1544

Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(d)

Stat.108 Stat. 3143

Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(d)(1)

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