Process Serving Benefits County

County courts and offices must handle a great deal of paperwork as efficiently as possible to operate smoothly. One way to ensure individuals involved in court matters receive information in a timely and efficient manner is to deliver it personally.

Carroll County Sheriff Tony Burns talked with the Comet last week about process serving, a method used by courts to ensure legal documents are delivered to residents in a timely and official manner.

The sheriff's office is charged with process serving. The benefits of the system make it worthwhile according to Burns.

I’ve Been Shot – I Mean Sued!

Consider this scenario: You are in your office working on an important business matter. Your assistant informs you that a deputy sheriff is in the lobby and would like to see you. Worried, you go outside to meet the deputy. He asks you to confirm your identity. As soon as you do, he hands you a Summons and Complaint. You say: “What is the meaning of this?” He says: “Call a lawyer. Have a nice day.”

As soon as the papers are in your hands, you have been sued. It happens. If you run a business, whatever its size, it is almost inevitable that you will get sued at some point by a customer, competitor, disgruntled former business partner or employee, or other person who thinks your business has done something wrong. What should you do when that day comes?

Photo Tickets Can't Just Be Mailed

Wondering what to do if a camera catches you speeding? Phoenix attorney Brian Cabianca says if you get your ticket in the mail, you don't have to pay it right away.

"They have to be served either by a police officer or a process server -- with the ticket -- and they have to be served in person," Cabianca said.

ProVest Partners with Process Server Toolbox

ProVest, a national process server management company dedicated to improving the default servicing industry, today announced that it has partnered with Database Services, Inc. (DBS), the makers of the popular Process Server’s Toolbox (PST) software, to provide an interface that reduces reporting time and data entry for process servers facing record-high foreclosure volumes.

PST allows process serving companies of any size to manage the data tracking work in progress and produce affidavits of service, invoices, statements, server reports and more. The integration with ProVest will automatically update PST data into ProVest’s proprietary management system, TRACKER. In addition to saving hours of reporting time, the interface also increases accuracy.

Magistrate Admonishes Defendant for Harassing Process Server

Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on 29th November 2007 defended a court process server when one Buba Silla, the plaintiff, told the court that the defendant, Salim Keita, had acted rudely towards the process server when the latter took a writ of summons to the defendant. The plaintiff however countered that the defendant insulted him. The defendant denied it.

In his intervention, Magistrate Mbackeh asked the process server whether what the plaintiff said about his encounter with the defendant was true and the process server confirmed it.

Magistrate Mbackeh at that point expressed his displeasure with the defendant, admonishing him that the process server was only on an official mission to issue him summons. He went on to say that the process server was not a party to the case between the plaintiff and the defendant, noting that the defendant ought only to receive the summons from the process server and go to court to defend himself.

Britney’s Pal Sam Lutfi Gets Served

One of the most recent figures in Britney Spears’ life, Sam Lutfi has been subpoenaed by Kevin Federline's lawyer and will be questioned in January in the custody case.

The news was confirmed by a source close to Lutfi who said he was served earlier this month for a deposition. "There is nothing to hide," the source was quoted by People as saying.

Woman With Same Name as Driver Who Caused Crash Sued Mistakenly

A suburban Chicago traffic accident was pinned on a New York woman who says she has never even been to Illinois.

Not only has Eva Kowalski of the Bronx, New York, never set foot in Illinois, she doesn't have a driver's license and says she's never even driven a car.

But that didn't prevent her from being named in a lawsuit as the person at fault in a DuPage County smash-up.