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Random questions about US courts: 1. If someone files a suit, is a basic level of sense-checking done before the defendant is served and issued a summons? Basi
by wackget 3y ago
Random questions about US courts:
1. If someone files a suit, is a basic level of sense-checking done before the defendant is served and issued a summons? Basically I'm asking if someone could just file a lawsuit with absolutely no reason just to inconvenience someone else.
2. Can a court summon anyone to appear at any court anywhere in the country, or can the defendant choose to travel to their closest/most convenient court? (If the former, can the defendant claim travel expenses or similar?)
3. Is there a specific reason that in-person depositions are mandated in civil suits like this? It seems you could communicate everything you need to over video conferencing without having to be physically present, regardless of any COVID-type excuses.
Gabe probably just can't be bothered travelling and I don't blame him.
- brokenodo 3y ago1. If filed by a lawyer, no. The clerk will just issue a summons. 2. In order to compel a person to appear a proceeding, the court must have personal jurisdiction over the person as a defendant, or if the person is a witness and not a defendant, they must be within the subpoena power of the court. 3. The order explains the court’s reasoning on this.
- opello 3y agoIt seems bizarre to me that an assessment of credibility requires in-person contact or that the indie developers could demonstrate the required prejudice that "remote" participation would provide. Or that "remote" means pre-recorded and not real time interactive?