Verizon can't call the Clerk's office and ask, "did the grand jury really issue a subpoena?" Says who? I'm not aware of any rule or statute that prohibits the

Verizon can't call the Clerk's office and ask, "did the grand jury really issue a subpoena?" Says who? I'm not aware of any rule or statute that prohibits the recipient of a subpoena from confirming with the court that it is legitimate? Usually, there's no one to quash the subpoena. There's always someone who can move to quash - the recipient. There's usually two people - the recipient and the opposing party. A federal subpoena includes the rule on how to do it right on the subpoena. https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/ao088b.pdf https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/ao088b.pdf As a side note, there are a myriad of potentially applicable statutes and case law relating to obtaining phone records. Depending on what was requested, a subpoena may not be required.