What is "Substitute Service" --how do I know if that process has been used and then the deadline in effect for my response?

The answers you are receiving are not contradictory. There are a variety of rules that apply to service of process, and several different...

If certified mail alone is not sufficient for service in CA, yet that is all I have received, do I have to do anything?

The 10-days-from-mailing rule is not a deadline. When a party is sub-served, the 30-day clock does not start to run until 10 days after mailing....

Your rights are going to be governed by the eBay user agreement. Something tells me that when you read it carefully you will find the answer to...

If the summons arrives by certified mail and my husband accepted the package, has service to me been completed?

You keep posting questions about what happens when a summons is served by certified mail. So let's try this one more time: IN CALIFORNIA, A SUMMONS...

If someone accepts certified mail on my behalf, when the summons was forwarded (i.e., at not my residence), is service complete?

More facts are required, but generally you cannot be served by certified mail in California.

How do I know the deadline to answer a summons, when it arrived by certified mail 2 weeks after the supposed service date?

Generally speaking, a summons can't be served by certified mail. The response deadline will be determined by the method by which it was served in...

Defendants served me with objections to my request for documents, stating that they are burdensome, harassing, vague and

Yes, a separate statement will be necessary. You will have to lay out each request and each objection. Not only that, you will bear the burden of...

Can i sue the courts for arrest?

You can sue the courts, but you will lose. Google "sovereign immunity."

California SOL on credit card & Proof of service on a Jane Doe anonymous. Judgement by default as I was unaware of court date.

The statute of limitation won't do you any good; the creditor has four years from the date of default to file a lawsuit, and it appears that they...

Applicability of a Mechanics' Liens in California

1. Yes, the contractor may still file a lien. But whether that lien will be valid will depend on the "completion date," which can be surprisingly...

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