[arch-general] Singapore Citizen Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) wants to become the next person after U.S. Senator Ernie Chambers to sue God

[David C. Rankin]

On 09/23/2010 12:16 AM, reflexing wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) of
> Singapore <enmingteo at lavabit.com> wrote:
> 
>> I want to sue God for being too busy and unresponsive. How can I file a
>> lawsuit against Him at the United States Supreme Court?
>>
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>>
> Not this AGAIN!
> 

Nope, he's screwed... About the farthest you can go to gain jurisdiction over a
foreigner is to sue under the Geneva Conventions' Treaty for the International
Service of Process, or other applicable treaty if the country in question wasn't
a signatory at the Geneva Convention.

In this case, I know of no treaty that extends to Heaven that authorizes the
inter-worlds service of process. So in short, the OP could not gain jurisdiction
over God. Even if he found a way to get process (a copy of the Complaint and
Summons) to God, God could just choose to ignore the pleadings. There would be a
defect in service on the face of the record and no court could enter a no-answer
default against God in that case.

Simply put - a mortal cannot gain jurisdiction over God in our legal system :p

P.S. - but anyone with a spare $260 can file a lawsuit and try :-)

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