A Practice Note outlining the key issues to consider when drafting a subpoena for use in California state court. This Note discusses the points to consider when drafting civil subpoenas for personal appearance at a trial or hearing or civil subpoenas (duces tecum) for personal appearance and the production of documents at a trial or hearing. This Note also discusses drafting deposition subpoenas for personal appearance at a deposition, for the production of business records only, or for personal appearance and the production of documents and things at a deposition.