<P> A subpoena duces tecum (pronounced in English, but not in Latin / səbˈpiːnəˌduːsəsˈteɪkəm /), or subpoena for production of evidence, is a court summons ordering the recipient to appear before the court and produce documents or other tangible evidence for use at a hearing or trial . </P> <P> The summons is known by various names in different jurisdictions. The term subpoena duces tecum is used in the United States, as well as some other common law jurisdictions such as South Africa and Canada . The summons is called a "subpoena for production of evidence" in some U.S. states that have sought to reduce the use of non-English words and phrases in court terminology . </P>

Subpoena duces tecum federal rules of civil procedure