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Skip tracing – What is it?
Anyone who’s been in the legal services long enough has heard of skip tracing. But for the uninitiated, it can be a confusing term. Skip tracing is, quite simply, tracking down people. Whether a person has changed their name, moved to a different state, or just doesn’t answer any letters…
Serving Papers Safely
While the dangers of serving papers are nothing new to process servers, we’ve found that sometimes our clients don’t realize the risks and legal hassles that can result from sending an untrained process server into an emotionally charged situation. There are a few steps both clients and process servers can…
Is Your Witness or Defendant Incarcerated?
Serving legal documents to an individual in prison has its challenges. There are several factors that dictate the process, including whether the witness or defendant is in federal or state prison, the level of security and custody level, and the process of the prison housing the individual. If you’ve got…
Updates to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Just before the new year a handful of changes were made to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, many of which directly affect process servers. Amendments were made to Rule 4, 16, and 26, changing the maximum days for service to be completed and removing some restrictions on serving discovery…