Yes. If you are ordered to appear in a court, you must appear no matter what.
"I received a summons to appear in court."
a supeona
You are required to appear in court to answer a civil summons. If you do not show up, the court may automatically find in favor of the other party.
Appear in court.
Either you or your legal representative appear in court in response to a summons, or otherwise satisfy its requirements.
call the court it was issued from to confirm
== == * A "summons to appear" is a letter to inform you are being sued, and to appear in court. It is commonly filed with the complaint letting you know what you are being sued for. Whoever receives the summons needs to file their answers with the court stating if they agree to, or deny, the allegations, as well as appear at the place and time as stated on the summons. By definition a traffic ticket is an example of a common form of summons. Beside testifying in a criminal case, summons are issued in any court proceeding that requires testimony or deposition of the named party.
A writ of summons is another term for a summons, a notice in law summoning a person to appear in court, such as a defendant, a juror or a witness.
As long you don't receive summons from the court, you need not appear in the court.
summons or subpoena.
A summons.
When a defendant fails to appear in court relating to a civil matter the plaintiff will usually be awarded a default judgment. If the person summoned is a witness in a civil matter he or she cannot be legally penalized for failure to comply. A summons is a request to voluntarily appear. A subpoena is a mandatory court order to appear and should never be ignored.