Connecticut General Statutes 52-144 – Form of subpoena
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The form of a subpoena may be as follows:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 52-144
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
To A. B. and C. D. of ….:
By authority of the state of Connecticut, you are hereby commanded to appear before the …. court, to be held at …. on the …. day of …. or to such day thereafter and within sixty days hereof on which the action is legally to be tried, to testify what you know in a certain civil action pending in the court, between E. F. of H., plaintiff, and G. A. of M., defendant.
Hereof fail not, under penalty of the law.
To any proper officer or indifferent person to serve and return.
Dated at H., etc.
J. K., (title of officer authorized to sign subpoena).