When is "Special Process Servers" needed?
By and Large most Civil Papers, Criminal Subpoenas, Judgments, and Orders issued
by the Court are served by the Civil Unit of the local Sheriff.
These Papers are filed with the Clerk and distributed to the Deputies for
Service. Service of these Papers is usually attempted Monday through Friday
between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Unless otherwise commanded by the
Sheriff but never on weekends. Some larger Counties have a Civil Unit that works
evenings making completion of Service more likely. Most people work during
daylight hours and are not home. A Deputy will make several trips and then
return the Paper as not servable .
In most instances because of urgency and time restraints an Attorney with an
important case must get his witnesses served within a reasonable time. Ideally,
72 hours before the hearing, but in Georgia a process for a court appearance may
be made up to 24 hours before the hearing. This is when an Attorney will find it
necessary to use a Private “Special Process Server”. A Motion and Order for this
appointment is necessary when it is shown that a paper has been declared
undeliverable or that because of the constraints of time it is necessary to use
a Private Civilian for serving.
Also, In many instances an individual attempts to dodge service for one reason
or another. Because of his workload, a Deputy will not invest any time in
surveillance or locating other addresses ( Work, Friends, Houses, Hangouts, Etc.
) where the person can be served. This is when a “Special Process Server” is
utilized most. Armed with numerous possible addresses, vehicle descriptions,
favorite bars and lounges frequented, work out and gym locations, Etc. an
experienced server will complete service by leg work and instinct. When the
outcome of an important case with sometimes millions of dollars at stake and the
calendar date is drawing near an Attorney can’t gamble his case on a Government
Agency that could care less whether a Plaintiff or Defendant is served or not.
The completion of service by a private professional Process Server not only
makes him a valuable tool for the Attorney but word spreads throughout the Legal
Community that certain individuals get the job done. This separates a
Professional Process Server from a delivery man that knocks on the door and when
there is no answer returns to his car a leaves. Many times by just “Sitting On”
an address a service is completed or by checking out the work address at
different times of the day. Completion of service gets us paid. Pure and Simple.
We here at Pro-Process Servers, LLC. have years of experience at our disposal.
One of the Employees formerly was a Deputy with the Dekalb County Sheriff’s
Department in Georgia. He has served literally hundreds of Civil Papers and
Subpoenas. From his experience he knows for a fact that the Civil Deputy that
goes out every day with a stack of Papers can’t possibly devote the time
necessary on a crucial case and a “Hard to Serve” Paper. He just doesn’t have
the time and most importantly the motivation. He gets his check regardless of
the number of Papers served.
With years of experience from the two operators of this company there track
record of locating Bail Jumpers has been phenomenal.
We have honed a skill the average delivery man doesn’t have. We know how to find
people. We have put this experience and skill together to form this company. As
an Attorney that may be “Under the Gun” on a case that is quickly coming to
trial and your witness list is growing, you know what we’re talking about. Get
them served now !
We guarantee prompt professional service rain or shine, weekends and holidays
and like Waffle House we’re never closed. If delivery of a paper is disputed and
an affidavit of service is not sufficient then the service fee includes any
court appearance to testify under oath of courts in our area of service that
service was completed.
In summary, it is our goal to be recognized as the “Go To” folks in your area
for those situations that call for an outside “Special Process Server”. There
will be those times when that Jerk boyfriend of your clients soon to be Ex-Wife
is thumbing his nose at you and you need him at the disposition. Call us. This
is what separates us from anybody else in this business. We almost enjoy the
completion of service as much as you do. Thank you for your time and
consideration in visiting our web page.
Sincerely, Pro-Process Servers, LLC.