967. If the debtor has notified the clerk of his intention to contest the merits of the motion or has availed himself of paragraph e of article 962, the clerk calls the parties to the hearing and notifies them to bring their witnesses.
The clerk may, at the request of a party, summon the witnesses whom the party indicates.
The parties and witnesses may be summoned by a writ of subpoena served by registered or certified mail, with an acknowledgement of receipt or a notice of delivery.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1977, c. 73, s. 39.