Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > On Jul 23, 2004, at 11:32, Sven Luther wrote: > >> Ok, still do you think that a judge would have no consideration if >> the defendent is a poor student on the other side of the world, or >> otherwise has not the physical means to be present ? And in this >> case, how could the judge make the judgement binding anyway ? > > I have no idea how it works in France, but if, for example, a judge in > California entered a judgement against me (even though I live 3,000 > miles away, in Virginia) it's quite binding, and the plaintiff can then > go do things like seize assets, etc. I believe that the legal systems of US states cooperate much more than those of different countries. Also, a dispute involving several states would probably be either escalated to federal court, or require you to appear in California. - Josh Triplett
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