On 25/03/2017 08:39, John Levine wrote: ... > Nearly all of the subpoenas that the IETF gets are stupendously boring > and routine, and I think this would be a poor addition to the IESG's > crowded schedule. +1. This would be a pointless and annoying addition to the IESG's already high workload. I am quite certain that IASA will bring them in if a case arises that they need to be involved in. But indeed, ISOC was partly created, and IASA was 100% created, to save the IETF leadership from as much legal, financial and admin stuff as possible. Setting subpoena policy is a fine topic for community discussion. Beyond that, the engineers of the IETF should not be involved unless absolutely unavoidable. Brian