If a subpoena is
necessary in order to insure the presence of your witness, you
should ask the clerk’s office, at least ten days in advance of
the hearing day, for the subpoena.
Your
Court Date
You should arrive
before 2:00pm.You will have to walk from the parking garages and lots to
the building and please be aware there may be a line at the metal
detector.
Once you have arrived,
check the docket sheet outside the courtroom you are to appear
in for your name and page number.If you filed the claim, you are the PLAINTIFF, if someone
filed the claim against you, you are the DEFENDANT.Once you have found your page number, check in with the
clerk in the courtroom.If you arrive late and the Judge has already started court,
have a seat and wait for your case to be called.DO NOT APPROACH the clerk once court has started.
Removal
to General District Court
The defendant has
the right to remove the case to the general district court by
completing the Removal to General District Court form on the back
of the civil warrant and giving it to the clerk or judge.This notice must be filed before the Judge decides the
case.
