The court can issue a Supoena which orders a witness to appear ; see related link below .
If you do not respond to a supeona, a court issued document, you can be charged with contempt of court.
It depends on whether or not the deposition has been subpoenaed by the court. Most of the time, when the court finds out that you live elsewhere, they will offer to do the deposition by phone, or they may find another witness.
Mary could not be present at the court hearing so her attorney read her deposition concerning the crime in her stead.
A Motion to Compel Attendance at a Deposition is a legal request asking the court to require a witness to attend a deposition. If a witness fails to attend a scheduled deposition voluntarily, this motion can be filed to compel their attendance and prevent delays in the legal process.
Yes for failure to appear, or contempt of court.
If you were ordered by the court to appear at the deposition and you do not, you can be held in contempt of court. Otherwise - the fact that you willfully refused, on numerous occasions, to appear at the deposition can be introduced in court and be held against you as possible grounds for your having "abandoned" your case. If you are represented by counsel, speak with them for advice.
As long you don't receive summons from the court, you need not appear in the court.
If you do not appear in answer to a subpoena you risk arrest for contempt of court.
If it is a court ordered deposition you DO have to appear, in response to the court's order. However, I am not aware of anything that compels you to answer questions put to you at a deposition, especially without benefit of legal counsel of your choice being present.
A summons.
duces tecum
It is a summons. A similar instrument is a subpoena, which compels an individual to provide evidence or appear as a witness in court.