A Q&A guide to drafting, issuing, serving, and enforcing a discovery subpoena in a Maine civil proceeding. This Q&A addresses the state statutes and rules governing discovery subpoenas, the types of discovery subpoenas available, the requirements for drafting and serving a discovery subpoena, and the methods of enforcing a discovery subpoena. Answers to questions can be compared across a number of jurisdictions (see Drafting and Issuing Discovery Subpoenas: State Q&A Tool).

Following the suspension or modification of nonessential judicial functions in 2020 due to COVID-19, Maine courts have resumed most operations, but local courts may impose special rules impacting some litigation (such as remote proceedings). Check the State of Maine Judicial Branch: Maine Courts Response to COVID-19 for the latest developments in this jurisdiction.