Bender v. Department of Motor Vehicles

Sievers, Judge.

This case involves the question of whether a litigant in an administrative license revocation proceeding must disclose in detail his or her reasons for wanting a witness before there can be judicial enforcement of a disobeyed subpoena.

BACKGROUND

On or about July 12, 1997, at approximately 12:05 a.m., Officer Michael Versch made contact with Ryan S. Bender and Joshua Gaudreau in Towl Park, a city park in Omaha, Nebraska. Versch was dispatched to the park where a “dark colored smaller pickup truck” was allegedly being driven recklessly in the parking lot. Upon arrival, Versch…