DY – Finding out that Rav Cohen lives nearby, it makes more sense that he is involved (as a Ba’al Dovor, not a Dayan).
No defendant ever wants to be taken to beis din, but if sent a hazmanah, has to go.
Having never been called to Beis Din (Beli Ayin Hara), how does that work? If a Bais Din in Lakewood calls me in, can I respond with a suggestion to go to a Bais Din in Chicago instead?