Veterans for Common Sense et al v. Nicholson et al

Filing 158

Veterans for Common Sense et al v. Nicholson et al

Doc. 158 Att. 2

Case 3:07-cv-03758-SC

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AFFIDAVIT OF PROCESS SERVER
United States District Court
Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth, Inc. PIaintiff vs. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, et a1 Defendant Case Number: C-07-3758 SC

District Of Columbia
Attorney: Morrison & Faerster LLP Alexandria Amezcua 425 Market St. San Francisco, CA. 94105

Court / Appearance Date: 63-03-2008 Court The: 09:30 m

Legal documents received by Same Day Process Service on February 27th,2008 at 3:95 PM to be served upon Antonette M. Zeiss, W., Chief Consultant, Mental Health Services, Dept. of Veterans Affairs at 810 Deputy Vermont Ave., NW,WasMngton, DC. 20420

I, B. Tony Snesko, swear and affirm that on February 27th, 2008 at 4:OJ PM, Idid the following:
Individually Sewed Joy Muhammad, General Counsel's Offiee the person authorized to accept on behalf of Antonette M. Zeiss, M.D.of the legal document with this Subpoena in a Civil Case at the above address. Dcscription of Person Accepting Service: Sex: Female Age: 45 Height: 5'5 Weight: 145 Skin Color: Black Hair Color: Black Glasses: N Supplemental Data Appropriate to this Service: Paid $40.00 in witness fees.

I declare under penalty af perjury under the laws of the that the foregoing information contained in this affidavit is true and correct and that I am a professional process server over the age of 18 and have no interest in the above legal ma!ter.

District of Columbia: SS Subscribed and Sworn to before me,

Same Day Process Service 1322 Maryland Ave., NE Washington, DC 20002

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Same Day Process Service
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INVOICE
INVOfCE #0000007801

DATE: FEBRUARY 27,2008
CASE INFORMATION: C-07-3758 SC

Alexandria Amezcua Morrison & Foerstsr LLP 425 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94105

Plaintit Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth, Inc. Defendant: James 6. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, et al Received: 02-27-2008 Completed: 02-27-2008

To be served on: Antonette M. Zeiss, M.D., Deputy Chief Consultant, Mental Health Services, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

CLIENT REFERENCE NUMBER

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TERMS Due on 03-13-2008
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Case 3:07-cv-03758-SC 0 A 0 88 (Rcv. 12/06) Subpoena in a Civil Case

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Issued by the
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE and VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, INC.

v.
JAMES B. PEAKE, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, et al.

SUBPOENA IN A CIVIL CASE
CaseNumber: District of California

' Case pending in USDC Northern

TO: Antonettc M. Zeiss, M.D.,
202.273.8452

Deputy Chief Consultant, Mental Health Services,

Dept, of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW,Washington DC, 20420;

YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear in the United States District court. at the place, date, and time specified below to testify in the above case.
PI-ACT:' TESTIMONY OF
COURTROOM

U. S. District Court, Northern District of California 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, California 94 102

Courtroom I , 17" floor
DATE AND TlME

3/3/08; 9:30 am

YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear at the place, date, and time specified below to testify at the taking of a deposition in the above case.
PLACE OF DEPOSITION

I
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DATE ANDTIME

YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce and permit inspection and copying of the following documents or objects at the place, date, and time specified below (list documents or objects):

I'LACE
I

DATE AND TIME

YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit inspection of the foIlowing premises at the date and time specified below.
PREMISES

DATE AND TlME

Any organization not a party to this suit that is subpoenaed for the taking of a deposition shall designate one or more officers, directors, or managing agents, or other persons who consent to testify on its behalf, and may set forth, for each person designated, the matters on which the person will testify. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 30fb)(6).
ISSUiNG OPFICl:R'S SIUNA'I'URI-:AND'FIT1.E (INDICATE IF A71'ORNBY FOR PLAINTIFF OR DEFENDANT)

I DATE
February 27,2008

Attorney for Plaintiffs
ISSUING OI2FICER1S NAME. ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER

u

Alexandria A. Amezcua (SEN 247507) Morrison & ~o&ster LLP 425 Market Street, San Francisco CA 94105-2482 415.268.7000
(See Rule 45. Federal Rules of Civil Rocedure, Subdivisions (c), (d). and (e). on next page)

If action is pending in district other than district of issuance, slate district under case number.

Case 3:07-cv-03758-SC A 0 88 (Rcv 12/06) Subpoena b a Civil Case

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PROOF OF SERVICE
SERVED:
SERVED ON (PRINT NAME) M A N m R OF SERVICE

SBRVi<DBY (PRINT NAME)

TITLE

DECLARATION OF SERVER

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing information contained in the Proof of Service is true and correct.
Executed on
DATE
SIGNATURE OF SERVER

ADDRESS OF SERVER

Rule 45, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Subdivisions (c). (d), and (e), as amended on December 1,2006:
(c)

PROTECTION OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO SUBI'OENAS.
to or affded by the subpoana, quash or modify the subpocna or, ~ f t h pwy in whose bchalf c the subpoena is issued shows a subslandsl need for lhc tevtrmony or material that cannot be o h m i s e ma without trndw hardship and assures that the person to whom tlw subpocna 1s addressed will be reasonably compensated. the coirrt may ordcr appcmncc or pwdection only upon specified oandit~ons

(I) A pany w J ~ anomey respunriblc for the issuance and rrrice of a subpwna shall take I reasonable slops to avoid Imposing tmdue burden or expense on n p m n subject to that subpoena The coi~rton behalf of whish the subpoena wm rssued sllall enforw this duw and Impose Itpon the pmy or attorney in breach of tllis duty an appmpriate nanctlon. which may include, but is no1 l~m~ted losl earnings and a reasonable attorney's fee to. (2) (A) A person comma~rdcdro produce and permit mspectmn. copying, :.tiny, or sampling of dcsrynntcd e~echoniwIlystored infornration, b k u , papers, documents w tangrblc things, or insp~ctionof prcmlser need not appear in person at the place of pmduction or rnspeclion unless commanded to appear for deposition, hcnrlny or trial. 03)Subjoct lo paragraph (dl(;?)of this d+a prm mmmarided to pmduce and permit inspectio~ wpyng. !cstiny, m smpliny may. withrn 14 days aRer servicaof thesubpoanaor before dlc time specified for compliance irsrrch time is SCW~M, serve lrparl than 14 days the party or attorney desibmated in fhc subpoena wriften obieotion to producing any w all of dk designated rnatenals or inspection of the premises - or to producing elohonically stored lnfonnatron in the form w forms requcultcd. Irabjcctim is made, the party serving h e subpoena shsll not he entitled to i n p l copy. lest, or samptc the materials or inspec1 the p m b except pursuant la an ordcr of thc court by which the subpwna was issued, Ifobjectton has been made. llie pmy serving the subpoena may. upon nolice lo the person commanded to produce. move at any tlme for an order to comgcl the productton, inspction. copyrng, tmlin& O sampling. r Such an order lo prorco(any pelson is a parry or an otfrccrof a party fmm sign~lica~ir expense rcsdting ftom the mspection. copying, testing, or sampling commanded. (3) (A) O hmoly matron. the m l by~ which a s~~bpoena issued shall n ~ was or modify the subpocna if it (i) tn allow reasonable time fur comnpliance; falls (ii) requires a F s o n who is not a PnaY Qrllfl oficer 0 f a @Y to knvel to a pla* lllurc tlm I W mlla Fmm the PIwh* that Permn sides, 1s ~lllplolrdw ~ ~ l almswts fi~ ~ business in person, except that. subject to the provisions af o k (cX3XB)liii)ofthis rule. such a person may in ~ r d s to attend trial be wn~manded travel frcrm any s~rch r to place within ihe state in which the trial rs held; (iii) reqllires dtsclosluc of prlvilcLsd or other protected matter and no mcepdon or waiver applies: or (iv) subjects a perm to undue burden (B)If a ~lbpucna (I) reqriircs drsclovurc of a trsdc secret or other confiden~ial march, dewlopment, or wm~nercinl mfonnatloh or (ii) requires disclosure or an unrrtaintd expert's opinion w information not describing spccrfio cvcnts or occmnces in dispule and resulr~ng liom the expettts study made not at h e rcqucst of any party, or (ri~) requires a person who is no1 u pmy or an oBcer or a pany $0 incur substantial expense to knvel more than I M) mites to attend bial. the court may, to protect a person st~bject

(D) m @ D

INRESPONDING smmrn~ TO

I (I (A) A person responding to a subpoena lo produce docomentr sllall prodnw thorn S. dley are kept in tlre usual course of business or shall o~ganlze label theni to mrrspond with and thecategories in thedemand. (6) If a subpoena does not specify tho form or forms for prrdnciny elcccmnica~ly stowl information, a person =spending 10 a subpoena must produce the inkrn>alioll~na fi)mor forms in Mieh the person ordinvity maintains it or in a form or tbms that arc rcnsonably

(C) A pwscn respanding to a si~bpoona nced not produa: the same elcc~ronietllIy stored infiation more t b one form. @) A person responding to a subpoena need not provide dismvc~y elcclrpn~cally or Homd lnfonnation from fiat ~e lxrson identifies as not reasonably amsible heEause , burden or cost, on of d to compel discovery or to quash, tlie person fiurn wlio111 disoowry is sought must show lhat the infnmation sol~ghr not reasonably access~blc is hcausc of undue burden or wst. If that showing is made. the coilrt m y nonothel~ss order discovery from such sortrces if the requesting pmy shows good cause. consrdenny the limitations ol.Rule 26(b)[ZHC). Tl~e cwn may spcc~fy cortdrtions Tor the d~scovcry. (2) (A) When infomtatlon subjec? to a subpoena is w~lhhcld a clam that it is pnvilcped on or subject to protechon as mal-prepanllon malcrids. Ihe claim shall be made expressly and e ar shalt be supported by a description o f ~ h nature of the documents, conrmun~cations, things n d p r o d 1 4 that is sufficient to enable t k demanding p to contest ~ h clntrn. w c (8)If rnformat~ona produced in responsc to a subpoena that tr mb~ectlo a claim or s privilege or of prdbaion a b5al-preparation malerial, tlw person making tlrc clarm may nolify any party Cat received the ~nformatton the claim and tho basis for it. Aftcr being notified. of a party must promplly return. seq11estc.r.or destroy the spccitied infon~lation any mp~cs and i! has and may not we or disclose the ~niwr~lstion the claim is rosolvcd A receiving puny unl~l may pmmptly presenl the information to the corm undcr seal for a dctenninat~on orthe claim. If Lr w i v i n g party disclosed the information heforr being notifi~d.it mnst lakc reawnnblc steps to &eve it. The person who produced the ~nformatiori must prcservc the ~nlimnation ~mtil claim is remtved. the d (~)CONT~MPT. Frnlure of any person without adequate excuse io obey a sabpwna ~ r v upon subpwna ~ssuud.AII that person may be deemed a contempt or tlic coud 60m which tl~e adequate c a w for Failure to obey oxis6 when a .cuhpx.na puqons to requilr a nonparty to attend o pmduce at a place not withi the I~mits r pmvidcd by clause (11)of si~bpmgmph
(cX3XA)