Opinion ID: 790147
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Order to Appear and Show Cause

Text: 33 Medlock had knowledge of the Order to Appear and reasonably should have known his attendance was required, though he was not specifically mentioned in the order. He was the personal representative for the Medco entities in dealings with the court, attorneys, and the Marshals Service. In addition, Medlock's attorney stated that he had informed Medlock that Medlock was required to personally appear and that he had tried to contact Medlock at his home an hour and a half prior to the hearing to confirm his attendance. Further, even when a U.S. Marshal and police officer came to his home to collect him, he did not immediately go with them. Instead, he required the court to wait for an additional thirty minutes for his attorney to arrive and then another ten or fifteen minutes before he left his residence with his attorney. It is difficult to see how his failure to appear was not willful when he refused to go to court even when law enforcement personnel came to his home and asked him to come to court. Medlock points out that he did ultimately appear in court. However, we believe that because he required an escort and was over two hours late, the fact that he ultimately appeared does not cure his failure to appear for the hearing as scheduled. 2