File a motion to quash (rescind) with the court where the subpoena was issued. If the judge agrees that the subpoena has no merit he or she will declare it invalid. Usually filing such a motion is the only way to have a subpoena rescinded other than the attorney who issued it voluntarily canceling it.
Motion to quash.
cut-off for filing motion to quash subpoena?
Quash is "to make void"A motion to quash is often used for suppressing service of a summons/complaint or warrant or other legal proceedings (discovery of evidence) due to such things as lack of jurisdiction, wrong identification of a person, unlawful basis, keeping confidential files secret, etc.
contempt charges can be filed
Use the irrelevant papers.
In certain circumstances, a person may challenge or contest a subpoena by filing a motion to quash with the court that issued the subpoena. Valid reasons for quashing a subpoena include lack of proper service, privilege, undue burden, or relevance. It is important to seek legal advice when considering how to respond to a subpoena.
Subpoena.
You just used asentencefor ''quash'', but here is another one.We needed to quash the water balloon before our opponents got hold of it and not get wet. Funny thing is that's my son's vocab word.
A subpoena duces tecum is used to compel the production of documents that might be admissible before the court (duces tecum is Latin for bring with you).Source: West's Encyclopedia of American Law, published by Thomson Gale
William Quash died in 1938.
William Quash was born in 1868.