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Dennis Roberts, a P.C. | Dennis Roberts
If you want to sue someone you need a CIVIL lawyer, not a crmial lawyer. If you want to have someone charged with a crime you go to the police. If they are convicted, restitution will be a part of the sentence.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/9/2012
Law Offices of James H. Dippery, Jr. | James H. Dippery, Jr.
To sue civilly you can either hire an attorney or study real hard and learn everything you might need to know about doing it yourself. If it is a small amount of money you might want to balance out your costs and time against what you may or may not get from the other party. You should, in any case, go to the police and make a complaint. If they think the case is strong enough to take to the DA for prosecution an arrest warrant might be issued.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/9/2012
The Law Office of Harry E. Hudson, Jr. | Harry E. Hudson, Jr.
Police do not issue warrants to do anything. Judges do that. You certainly can go to the police, spell out your story. Cops will probably take the statement, send it to the DA who will decide whether or not to prosecute. You can also sue civilly.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/9/2012
Law Office of Eric Sterkenburg | Eric Sterkenburg
The police do not issue warrants. You need to report this incident to the police and they will take it from there. If on the face of the of your report and/or investigation there is enough to show that a crime was committed and that the person you reported did it then there will be an arrest.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/9/2012
Law Office of Joe Dane | Joe Dane
You can sue in civil court, but only the prosecutor's office can file criminal charges. You can file a police report and that information will be forwarded to the DA's office for their review.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/9/2012
Hammerschmidt Broughton Law | Mark A. Broughton
A warrant of arrest can only issue if there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed, say a theft or fraud. That means that the police will conduct an investigation, and if they believe there is enough evidence, they will forward the information to the DA. If you want to sue someone, that is a "civil" matter and you need to contact a civil attorney.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/8/2012
Law Office of Jeff Yeh | Jeff Yeh
No. You can file a police report, which gets reviewed by the police. If they believe it is legit, they will forward it to the District Attorney's Office. If the DA reviews your report and believes you are a legitimate victim, then a complaint will be filed and a court date will be set. Only if that person fails to show up at the court hearing will a warrant be issued by the Judge.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/8/2012
