Federal Way Municipal Court

		
		
                                  FWMCLIR 3.1
                              CONTESTED HEARINGS
                            SUBPOENAS AND WITNESSES


A request by a defendant for the court to authorize a subpoena of a witness
must be received by the court at least 14 days before the date of the contested
hearing.  This includes the police officer whose presence is not required
unless subpoenaed.  The Court will deny the request for the subpoena or
condition the issuance of the subpoena upon a continuance of the hearing date
if the request for a subpoena is made less than 14 days prior to the scheduled hearing.

All officer subpoena cases shall be heard on a special calendar and a request
to subpoena the officer will result in the case being rescheduled to the date
and time of that special calendar.

It is the responsibility of the party requesting the subpoena to arrange for
proper service of the subpoena on the witness.