Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital

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• explaining subpoenas should only be required upon certification that testimony of [the agency] department head was necessary and not available from a lesser-ranking official; granting motion to quash as to [the] Secretary
• department heads and similarly high-ranking officials should not ordinarily be compelled to testify unless it has been established that the testimony to be elicited is necessary and relevant and unavailable from a lesser ranking officer

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