Practice question
A document subpoena demands an oppressive volume of material without apparent relevance. The recipient promptly moves to quash at or before the stated compliance time. What may the court do under Rule21 §4?
- It must deny every motion because all production demands are conclusive.
- It must grant the issuing party final judgment.
- It must jail the recipient before examining the objection.
- It may quash the subpoena on the Rule's unreasonable, oppressive or lack-of-relevance grounds.
- It must convert the subpoena into a complaint.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — AM19-10-20-SC, current 2019 amendments, Rules18–22.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — retained provisions of Rules19–22, read with 2019 amendments.
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