Why did I receive a subpoena notice from Google?

Google has received a subpoena for information related to your Google account. This email serves as notice to you that Google may produce information in response to the subpoenas unless you make a formal objection in court, as described below. Google is not a party to this litigation.

Can Google subpoena you?

Google LLC accepts civil requests for user data (including subpoenas and court orders) issued from the Santa Clara Superior Court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, or out of state legal process properly domesticated through a California court.

Are subpoenas sent by email?

A subpoena may be served on an individual either through personal delivery, email, certified mail or even by reading it out aloud. A witness subpoena is a court order that requires someone to appear in court on a certain date and testify as a witness.

Can you subpoena emails from Google?

Google Can Be Compelled To Produce Emails Pursuant to a Civil Subpoena. The appellate court, as well as all the parties to the dispute, agreed that the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”) prohibits the production of emails in response to a civil subpoena absent a qualifying exception in the SCA.

Does Google respond to a subpoena?

Generally, Google will respond to subpoenas from courts in legitimate jurisdictions outside of the United States. It is possible to domesticate a foreign subpoena (i.e. not from California) so that Google has no choice but to honor the out-of-state subpoena.

How much does it cost to subpoena Google?

Google’s fees range from $45 for a subpoena and $60 for a wiretap to $245 for a search warrant, according to a notice sent to law enforcement officials and reviewed by The New York Times. The notice also included fees for other legal requests.

How do you know if a subpoena is real?

Look up your name in the on-line Clerk of the Court case search. The case docket should show is a subpoena has been issued, served, and/or returned.

How are subpoena delivered?

Once a subpoena is issued, it may be served on an individual in any of the following ways: Hand-delivered (also known as “personal delivery” method); E-mailed to the last known e-mail address of the individual (receipt acknowledgement requested); Certified mail to the last known address (return receipt requested); or.

How do I subpoena a Google record?

Google. Inc. ( DBA Gmail.com) Subpoena Compliance Contact

1. Contact Name: Online Service Address:
2. [email protected] Custodian of Records and legal Investigations Support can be reached at: 650-253-3425. For search warrant requests, please send them to:
3. Mountain View, CA 94043.

Does Google give my information to the government?

Government agencies from around the world ask Google to disclose user information. We carefully review each request to make sure it satisfies applicable laws. When we receive a request from a government agency, we send an email to the user account before disclosing information.

Can You subpoena information from Google?

What we will tell you though is that you have to do a lot of things exactly right to be successful in getting the information that you need. In short, there is information that Google (and many other web sources) will provide in a properly done subpoena and there is information that they wont.

How long does it take for Google to respond to subpoenas?

When you issue a subpoena to Google, they often send you a letter saying that it will be 20-25 days before they will provide the information. The reason is that Google is going to make its best attempt to notify their account holder to let them know that their information is being requested.

Why issue a subpoena for fake names?

Often, when assisting a client’s attorney on a case, we hear that there is no real reason to issue these subpoenas because the person will have provided a fake name during registration. For example, if someone sets up a blogspot called jasonXYZisacrook.blogspot.com, clearly the bad guy is not going to provide their real name when they register.

Can a motion to quash a subpoena be overcome?

Without diving into the legal world dealt with by attorneys, a simplified version is that often this motion to quash can be overcome by your attorney if your original case and subpoena request have true merit. Since Google is located in California, many cases get slowed down by the struggle of how to get out of state subpoenas issued.