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A subpoena /sÉËpiËnÉ/ (also subpÅna) is a writ issued by a government agency, most often a court, to compel testimony by a witness or production of evidence under a penalty for failure.
A subpoena is a command under court rules to provide certain documents or to appear at a deposition or hearing. The person who is commanded to appear or produce documents may not agree that he or she should have to appear or produce. The motion that person files is a motion to quash the subpoena. If the court agrees, the court issues an order quashing a subpoena. It is an order by the court that the command to appear or produce need not be followed. A motion to quash is generally the only legitimate way to avoid a subpoena, unless the attorney who issued it agrees to voluntarily withdraw it.