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Originally Posted by MysticCat
LOL. I'm not sure that it was that he was unable to be served because of the nature of his being per se; as I understand it, it's that he wasn't served and couldn't be served because plaintiff failed to provide his address.
Our plaintiff here is confused. (Really, you say?) It's not enough for God to be omnipresent and omniscient; it's not enough that God knows about the lawsuit. Without service, God has not been brought under the jurisdiction of the court.
Interesting query, though. Would the court have jurisdiction because God's official residence is everywhere, and that includes Nebraska? Or would the court have jurisdiction because God's activities in Nebraska constitute minimum contacts?
A civil procedure professor could have some fun with this. Meanwhile, I'd love to read the complaint and the order.
ETA: Seek and ye shall find, ask and it shall be given unto you. The complaint (petition). |
I'm sure that God, as a matter of law has the sort of minimal contacts with the proposed forum to be reasonably hailed into court. I'm sure Nebraska's long-arm statute would be more than adequate.
While God may not physically reside in a church, we say it's a house of God, right? So wouldn't personal service on a usual resident at any church be considered good service?
I mean... especially under the Calvinist view, God would certainly have minimal contacts with all possible forums because it was He who preordains everything.
I'm just a bit disappointed.. you know? I mean, where the hell was George Burns?