If someone had taken the time to read the UFDA and how it is applied, she would have noticed 2 things.
I would have to take the time to read IOWA’s UFDA related statute or go through their Rules of Civil Procedure, because each state adopts it’s own version of the Act. I did a brief search and could not find any current info on Iowa’s Rules of Civil Procedure, hence my advice to check with the Iowa
court.
1. Iowa is not a member of the UFDA.
As I pointed out in my post, “I don’t know if Iowa has adopted the Act or not.”, I said this because I do NOT know Iowa’s current status regarding UFDA. Can you please provide a link to an up-dated list of participating states?
2. The subpoena must come from a court within the person's home district.
Which is why I attempted to clarify by asking:
“From” Texas? As in, it was mailed to you from Texas or as in, the Court named in the heading, is located in Texas?
And the lawyer that asks for the subpoena must be licensed to practice in the said district.
Not true. States use one of four different procedures for obtaining a subpoena from a foreign district. You have described the most stringent of the four procedures.
Based on this, the OP can do as JETX suggested.
I don’t think there is any state that will enforce a subpoena issued by another state but the laws are changing fast so I am inclined to err on the side of caution. I am not sure from OP’s post that the subpoena was actually issued by a Texas court. For these reasons, I asked OP for more information and suggested he check with an Iowa court before simply ignoring the subpoena.
JETX wrote: Gee, wouldn't you think the fact that this is a SUBPOENA "o provide written answers" would NOT be a DEPOSITION (and therefore not subject to the UFDA)??
It sounds to me like OP has received a subpoena requiring him to answer a deposition upon written questions.