Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Colorado

How can i get out of a subpoena

My neibors have a civil case with another neibor, recently i have been subpoenaed to give testimony as a witness for one of them(the one i dont particularly like or agree with myself) never the less the loss of income due to the fact that it is myself and my wife named in the subpoena brings me to my question, can we get out of it. they have given us less than a months notice and it is a jury trial. if that helps.


Asked on 5/07/02, 1:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jason Savela The Savela Law Firm, PC

Re: How can i get out of a subpoena

A subpoena that is properly served is a court order and violating it means that the court can hold you in contempt and put you in jail.

If you want out of the subpoena, you can move to quash it by contacting the Court and requesting that you not have to appear. If you have any useful information, then the Court will not quash it.

You might want to contact the attorney that subpoenaed you and discuss the issue with him or her. Sometimes the attorney will work with you to limit the amount of time you will have to be away from work.

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Answered on 5/07/02, 5:33 pm


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