Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Washington
I found a note on my door by the police telling me to call them. I called and he was trying to serve me for a debt. The problem is he wanted to come the very next day at noon. I explained I would be at my temp job and would not be home until 4. At that point he treathen me with a warrent for my arrest. He finally called again a couple of days later but I was not home. He left a message that I needed to call him with in a couple of days. So being late when I got home I called him the next day ( less than 24 hours from the time stamp on the answering machine) and at that time he said he had sent the file to issue me a warrent. Mind you he only came to my house 1 to serve me and I returned his call both times he asked but he says i am uncoropertive and he is having a warrent issured for my arrest. This terrifies me as I have never been in trouble with the law in my whole life. I have worked all my live until I got laid off about 9 months ago.
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The Supreme Court does have original jurisdiction over lawsuits in which a state is a party, but it doesn't have *exclusive* original jurisdiction. Lower federal courts can also hear such cases if Congress authorizes them to, which it did long ago.
Oops -- the answer I just submitted was for a different question. Sorry about that!
Here is my answer to your question: You say that this is a civil case concerning a debt, and that the officer says he has obtained a warrant for your arrest. That doesn't make sense to me. Owing money isn't a crime. Neither is being unable to meet a police officer at the time and place he chooses. No judge would issue an warrant for such things. This may be a scam; are you even sure the person you've been speaking with is really a police officer? You may want to call the department and ask them. If this is a scam, you may be able to help them catch the scammer.
It is also possible that there is more to the case than you are saying. Have you been accused of obtaining the money via fraud, theft, etc.? If so, you may have been charged with a crime. It is possible that the officer was trying to serve you with papers related to a criminal case, and it is possible that the court would issue an arrest warrant if you have been charged with a crime.
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