Tag Archives: process server
Apr 03

States Attorney Law License Suspended for Assaulting Process Server

States Attorney Law License Suspended for Assaulting Process Server A process server was attempting to serve James Allen in Vienna Illinois in 2011.  James Allen was serving as State’s Attorney for Illinois at the time.  Mr. Allen pulled a .380 handgun on the process server and was charged with assaulting a process server.  Who does these things?  Apparently the […]

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Apr 01

Serving a Whale???

Serving a whale??? Man sues whale for drawing attention to itself causing him to get into an automobile collision.  How to serve the whale becomes the question and if service is obtained, will the whale stay away from the Hawaiian island as to not cause any more automobile collisions.  Let me know what you think… […]

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Mar 29

Promoting Assault Awareness and Protective Regulations for Servers

Promoting Assault Awareness and Protective Regulations for Servers, PAARPS, initiative has created a petition to raise public awareness and promote the further protection for process servers.  The petition already has over 1,000 signatures. “An assault on anyone should be a felony! A process server who is serving court papers is representing a court of law,” writes Keith […]

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Mar 14

Process Server Goes above and Beyond to Prevent Crime

A process server in Springfield, Illinois called police when he noticed two men push a woman into a window and subsequently let the men into the home.  The process server instantly thought it was a breaking and entering happening before his own eyes.   However, the men and woman entering the house lived there and […]

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Aug 23

Serving Kanye West

Serving Kanye West Found an interesting article about what it is like to serve Kanye West In New York City.  Process server knocks at the door and who answers but the beautiful Kim Kardashian.  She told the process server that Kanye was on the phone.  He hung around far a while before handing the papers to Kim.  Process servers know […]

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Aug 08

Man accused of threatening Process Server

In the Orlando, Florida  David Gould’s residence was knocked on by a process server to serve Mr. Gould papers from the court.  Mr. Gould then advised the process server to leave or he was going to call the law.  The process server then returned to his/her automobile and wrote down the plates of the automobile […]

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Jul 26

Court Accepts Email Receipt as Service

In New York, a judge has allowed the service of process through email as long as there is proof of receipt of the email.  Joseph C. Gioconda, Attorney, Counselor at Law and Founder of Gioconda Law Group PLLC, a Brand Protection Litigation, Investigations and Strategy law firm, reports that they have recently received a Court […]

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Jul 19

Drop Serve

I have received many questions regarding Drop Service, what is it, is it legal.  Drop Service is when the person you are serving refuses to accept or take the papers.  Drop service can also be called service by refusal.  You can just drop the papers/summons/subpoena at their feet (some states require you to touch the person with […]

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Jul 09

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

I have read another case about am older woman who is 58 years of age attempting to shoot at a process server.  The process server approached the door the woman, Shirley Bolton, opened the door, pointed a gun at the process server.  She fired one shot and thankfully it did not hit the process server.  The process […]

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May 11

Point Gun at Process Server and get arrested

A man in Wisconsin, Keith G. Schultz,  pointed a gun at a process server and is now charged with second degree recklessly endangering another person’s safety and intentionally pointing a firearm at another person.  According to the report, Schultz appeared calm when he answered the door.  The process server then asked him to confirm his identity […]

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