It's a subpoena. He has to obey,

Do you want me to shut the trial down this afternoon? ... You are not to engage in this kind of interaction with each other, or the witness.

inherently improbable and not credible.

The most glaringly obvious fact about the present case is the significant media and public interest that it is generating. Michael Jackson is a figure recognized around the world, and the events surrounding execution of the search warrant, his arrest, and even the file-stamping of the felony complaint have received widespread publicity,

If you can quote the rules, then you can obey them.

And be not like those who said, We hear, and they did not obey.