Where do I file a civil suit for a person in NY state ?

Question

How do you determine if plaintiff and defendants are living in 2 different states such as NJ and NY ?

I am in NJ and the potential defendants are living in outside of New York City.
2 different cases.
1) I have paid off the loan and asked for the paid off statment without getting any written response. Should I file in a county small claims court in what state ?

2) I have a business contract to be paid more than 100K. Not getting a good response either. Should I file in a county supreme court in what state ?

Please advice...
Thanks.

Answer 1

Do the defendants do business in New Jersey? If so (and it sounds like it), the answer is either. If not, then you need to do it in New York. Also, there is something called Bulge Jurisdiction that can be of help if you need to get third parties and so on. (It allows you to get certain people into court that live within 100 miles of where you file).

Answer 2

How does IMBRA "criminalize all U.S. men who attempt to communicate via the Internet with Foreign Women?" It is NOT a crime fro ANYONE to communicate with Foreign Women via the internet, so IMBRA does not not "criminalize men." EDIT-Getting a job, buying a house, buying a car, becoming a mentor, and getting a credit card also require those things. Does this make people more susceptible to identity theft and scams? Does the fact that most jobs now require a background check "presume" that each potential employee is a criminal? No. So why is it that IMBRA laws, which do no more than a job hiring process would do, somehow "criminalize men" and "assume guilt"? That is ridiculous. As for the VAWA based proceedings you are talking about, it is NOT a criminal trial. The "man" (though it could just as easily be a woman) is not found guilty, and he will not be sent to jail based on the proceedings. The purpose is merely to determine whether or not the abuse allegations *might* be true, and act in the best interest of the accuser, who is at a DECIDED disadvantage if she is being abused, and is not a legal citizen. Again, there is no "guilty" verdict, so no rights of the accused are being infringed. I don't see this law suit going very far.