Administrative Subpoena Response Guide - Ohio - Free Editor
ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA / CID RESPONSE GUIDE
1. INTAKE AND AUTHORITY
- Log receipt date/time; calendar return date.
- Identify issuing agency, statutory authority, and enforcement forum.
- Confirm any Ohio-specific CID/subpoena prerequisites under the Ohio Administrative Procedure Act (Ohio Rev. Code Chapter 119).
2. SCOPE REVIEW
- List requests; note date ranges, custodians, subject matter.
- Identify overbreadth, vagueness, burden, privilege, confidentiality, and trade secret issues.
3. PRESERVATION AND HOLDS
- Issue legal hold to relevant custodians; suspend auto-deletion where needed.
4. NEGOTIATION AND MEET-AND-CONFER
- Request extensions if needed; propose narrowed scope.
- Seek protective order or confidentiality assurances.
5. COLLECTION AND REVIEW
- Collect from agreed sources; document chain of custody.
- Privilege review; redact PII/PHI/trade secrets as appropriate.
6. PRODUCTION
- Produce in agreed format; Bates-label; include cover letter.
7. CHALLENGE / MOTION TO QUASH (IF NEEDED)
- Grounds: lack of jurisdiction, overbreadth, undue burden, privilege, irrelevance.
- Consider filing with agency or enforcing court per Ohio Rev. Code Chapter 119.
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