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Originally Posted by MrsMcGreggor HOW far will a process server go to serve you papers if you as MrMcGreggor wants to do.
just hide in your house and close your eyes and hold your breath. |
I use the same process server relegiously when i have to evict a tennant due to the great lengths he will go to serve people "read dirty tricks here" ,there are 2 ways to be legally served,the 1st is to be served in person,the 2nd is to be served via registered signature mail,both will hold up in court.
A server's word will hold up in court,all they have to do is say they served you in person then slip the summons under your door or even throw the papers at your feet,a server only makes $25 per summons they serve so some will be very creative in order to make a living at the game.
Your best bet is to leave & go some place like a hotel where you will have proof that you were not home to be served,this way in the event the preson serving you is a liar & says they served you in person you can show that there was no way he could of.
If you decide to stay home make the place look like your gone,pull the cars inside the garage,close all the windows & shut the drapes,dont answer the phone & no matter what do not answer the door,in the event a server catches you off gaurd & your talking to him through your screen door lie to him,tell him you are not the person he's looking for & that the person he is looking for has never lived at this address nor do you know this person,if he continues to pester you simply close the door.
At no time can a process server enter your home,they will try & trick you with fake sheriff badges,then say some official sounding shit like im joe blow "flashes badge" from the mayberry sheriff's office, can you open the door so we can talk !,dont fall for that shit,they have no arrest powers or any other power,the badge they have is the equlivent of a police booster badge & gives them no more rights than an average citizen.
A server that's good at his job will serve you anywhere he can,at work,on your way out of the grocery store,after you step out of your door at 4am to leave for work,at 12pm they will beat on your door,wake everybody up,flash the bubble gum badge,tell you some reason you need to open the door,then throw the summons through the open door at your feet,walla you've been served.
If you get a persistent server that just wont go away dream up shit to ruin his day,answer the door buck naked,wearing only a football helmet & bright red thigh high socks with chocolate pudding all over your chest,that guy will never come back.