Why aren’t the self-important pieces of garbage in JAIL? Isn’t that what happens when you ignore a supoena?
RE: Why aren’t the self-important pieces of garbage in JAIL? Isn’t that what happens when you ignore a supoena?
I’ll answer your question with another one - what happens to you when you are charged with contempt of court? You go to jail right?
On the other hand, what happens when you are charged with contempt of Congress? Like Lois Lerner and Eric Holder ?
You get a fat pension and get to charge fat fees to speak at college commencements.
No, it isn’t. You can refuse a subpoena - which is just a request for the information. If refused, the one asking can go to court to get an ORDER requiring compliance. But until a court issues such an order, the subpoena is just a request.
I’m not a lawyer but that is what I’ve read. Take it FWIW.
““What’s the reason you want to quash the subpoena, so these are not produced to the parties?” says Eytan. “The person can come to court and state they don’t think it’s fair that these documents are going to become part of the case for numerous reasons. They’re medical records and they’re private; they’re confidential because they’re attorney-client records; they include mental health records; they’re school records; or the request was too voluminous—it’s overwhelming and they can’t get the documents together.”
“Rule 215a. Refusal to Answer Question or Interrogatories; Consequences (1962)
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(a) Refusal to Answer. If a party or other deponent refuses to answer any question propounded upon oral examination or written interrogatories, or refuses to comply with a subpoena duces tecum after proper service thereof, the examination shall be completed on other matters. Thereafter, on reasonable notice to all persons affected thereby, either party may apply to the court in which the action is pending or to the district court in the district where the deposition is taken for an order compelling an answer, or for an order directing compliance with such subpoena duces tecum, or for an order requiring the remainder of the deposition to be taken before the judge of such court. If the motion is granted and if the court finds that the refusal was without substantial justification the court may require the refusing party or deponent to pay to the examining party the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining the order, including reasonable attorney’s fees. If the motion is denied and if the court finds that the motion was made without substantial justification, the court may require the examining party to pay to the refusing party or witness the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred in opposing the motion, including reasonable attorney’s fees. “
http://www.stcl.edu/lib/TexasRulesProject/TRCP200-215/rule215a1962.htm