united-states civil-law fraud subpoena
Can I subpeona a bank to get contact information of bank account holders who defrauded me?
<p>I have been a victim of online fraud. A large amount of money flowed from my account to various (around 10) Bank of America/PayPal accounts in the US. I have filed a police report. The police report mentions the account holders names with account numbers redacted.</p>
<p>I have found two of the perpetrators and have filed a civil lawsuit against them to recover whatever money I can. But I am having a hard time figuring out the contact information of the rest of the perpetrators. Since I have a police report and my account shows the bank transfers, can I issue a subpoena to the bank via the court to give me the contact information of the perpetrators?</p>

<p>Generally, this is allowed under the civil procedure rules of most U.S. jurisdictions. The fact that there is a live suit against some named defendants helps a great deal. The process for doing so isn't necessarily uniform, however, in every U.S. state.</p>
