Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Georgia

I have a question. If I am served a subpoena to appear in court and I do not appear, would I be in violation of the law? Isn't this called failure to appear? Wouldn't a warrant for my arrest then be issued?

When a judge issues a subpoena for a citizen to appear, and does nothing to enforce his own subpoena, isn't the judge in violation of Georgia law?

How can a Deputy Chief Judge remain a judge in Georgia when he has allowed a citizen of the United States to acknowledge receipt of a subpoena and then respond with a letter stating "I will not participate" in the hearing for which I have been subpoenaed? This is followed by neither the individual subpoenaed nor his attorney appearing at the respective hearing. Does this mean failure to appear is no longer a crime in the state of Georgia. Has the Judge now established precedent that the law no longer applies if you are subpoenaed to appear?

Thank you in advance for your response.

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Asked on 2/22/12, 7:31 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

You need to address your questions about your pending case and judge's decisions to your lawyer and not a website.

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Answered on 2/22/12, 7:43 am
Cyrus Malekabadi Law Offices of Cyrus K. Malekabadi

Looks like [email protected] doesn't even have a lawyer.

Engaged in complex litigation without a lawyer, most likely screwed up 100x over and now is trolling the lawyer question site looking for free advice.

Sounds like a client anyone here wants?

Yeah, I didn't think so. I love being an attorney.

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Answered on 2/22/12, 9:55 am


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