Discovery Subpoenas: Responding (NY)

This practice note describes the first steps to take after receiving a subpoena to provide testimony, documents, or information under New York's Civil Practice Law and Rules (C.P.L.R.), and reviews the options available to respond to those subpoenas in a New York state court litigation. Specifically, this practice note covers assessing the subpoena, options for responding to the subpoena, producing business records, creating privilege logs, considerations for cases pending in the New York Supreme Court Commercial Division, moving to quash, condition, or modify the subpoena, moving for a protective order, and appealing a discovery order.