LA Judge Orders Paris Hilton Back To Court

Paris Hilton was ordered to appear in a Los Angeles court on Friday for a hearing.

Paris Hilton was ordered to appear in a Los Angeles court on Friday for a hearing that could result in the celebrity heiress being sent back to jail to serve out a three-week sentence.

Los Angeles city prosecutors filed papers late Thursday demanding that Hilton, 26, be returned to jail a day after her early release on unspecified medical grounds touched off a storm of protest.

Judge Michael Sauer refused to allow her to testify by telephone and told sheriffs on Friday to fetch her from her Hollywood Hills home, where she was confined under house arrest.

Los Angeles city prosecutors have also demanded that the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department be held in contempt for releasing her early.

Hilton, a symbol of privilege and the excess of American celebrity culture, went to jail on Sunday to serve a 23-day sentence imposed for violating probation by driving on a license suspended after an earlier reckless driving case.