Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California

If you have been subpoenaed, you must go to court. When you get to court, explain the situation to the officers at the screening area as you enter the courthouse.

I would ask the officers where you could sit in order to be responsive to the subpoena without violating the restraining order. Then, I would not speak to the person who has the restraining order against you. Please note that many courthouses have cameras in the hallways so if there are any discourtesies, you may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for any inappropriate conduct.

Be very careful, I once had a client who pushed the other side in the hallway. He ended up with a felony battery on his record for pushing his opposing litigant. The hallway video tape was all the evidence that was needed for the prosecutor to make his case.