Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Connecticut

subpoenas

i sent out two subpoena's and neither person

complied. one of the subpoenas was marked as evidence in today's trial and

the guy even admitted that he received it but he didn't bring the documents

it asked for. he was one of the plaintiffs and had to show up anyway but he

didn't bring what the subpoena asked him to.......and the other person just

never showed up. do i have recourse???? can i get the marshalls service

fees reimbursed?? do i need to file a motion in superior court for the

$30.00 a piece or do i take them to small claims for it???? from what i

read, they can't just ignore a subpoena if everything was correct on it and

it was served properly. should i have said something about the second

witness not showing up at all today??? she was a hostile witness but i

could have used her testimony. if i didn't address it to the court today,

am i SOL???


Asked on 10/18/03, 9:01 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Gregory Cantwell Law Office of Jefferson D. Jelly

Re: subpoenas

Subpoenas (if properly issued) need to be followed. If they aren't, then you move for a "capias", which permits the marshalls to go out and bring the person physically in. The rest of the questions I can't answer as I can't figure out what's going on.

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Answered on 10/20/03, 11:11 am


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