Do I need to serve a notice of consumer in federal court with a subpoena?

You see nothing 'cause there is nothing. I just went through this. I represent an escrow company and the subpoening party in an adversary proceeding did not mail a Notice to Consumer to the third party consumer (escrow client). No foul because there is no Federal rule requiring such. Since Federal law trumps state law, trying to invoke CCP 1958.3 will just interfere with the Federal court's subpoena power. If you are worried about it, mail the third party consumer a courtesy letter that their records are being sought and if they object they need to consult with a bankruptcy attorney or seek relief from the bankruptcy court. Richard A. Rodgers, Esq. (805) 230-2525 [email protected] www.sdresq.com