Before or during a civil trial, can a witness receive a subpoena from the plaintiff AND the defendant? For instance, I was involved in a trial where I was a witness for the plaintiff. There was someone else who was subpoenaed by the defendant. This someone else would have made a better witness for the plaintiff. Is it conceivable that the defendant subpoenaed him in order to "take him out of play" and make the plaintiff's think that they would be able to cross-examine him when in reality the defendants had no intention of actually using him?
In my opinion, the plaintiff should have subpoenaed him also to divert this kind of 'game-playing' but I don't know what the protocol is. If possible can you point to where this is addressed in the law itself.
Please advise and thanks.
In my opinion, the plaintiff should have subpoenaed him also to divert this kind of 'game-playing' but I don't know what the protocol is. If possible can you point to where this is addressed in the law itself.
Please advise and thanks.