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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 Pennsylvania-specific CID/subpoena prerequisites under the Pennsylvania Administrative Agency Law (2 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5).

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 2 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5.
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