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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.
For many in-house counsel, responding to a subpoena is one aspect of litigation that a company rarely experiences. Yet, subpoenas serve an important function in the U.S. litigation process. Moreover, the wrong response to a subpoena can have serious ramifications, including fines for contempt. A subpoena is a formal written order, sometimes called a âwrit,â issued by a court or other body commanding a person to appear and testify and, in some cases, to produce documents. The subpoena is a court order, and failure to respond to it can be punished as contempt.