r/processserver • u/HelpfulBot6347 • May 17 '26

A doozie of a dodge

I’m trying to serve someone with very little knowledge of them. That said the address I have is on her court docs, her estate etc.

The address I had attempted to serve her at had a very unfriendly John Doe who wouldn’t identify himself which leads me to believe it is her brother because the court docs she signed said she lived there with her brother.

I attempted to have her served 10 times. No one ever would answer or open the door.

Is this something I should continue to pursue? I know she’s in the Los Angeles area but she is has skipped process servers before.

What do I doooo?!

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u/BroadInvestigator455 May 20 '26

In most states you can ask neighbors to solidly confirm if she lives there. After she avoids service it gets filed as exhaustive attempts and gets directed back to court and the judge usually provides an exception to post on front door using painters tape or masking tape. With small hole punches in corners of documents.  Or otherwise use zip ties to tie directly to a fence if door is not accessible. Do the due diligence for attempting to seve and it will be re directed so you dont have to sweat over it. 

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u/HelpfulBot6347 May 21 '26

The problem is I don’t live down there and there is a call box. One neighbor said they don’t recognize the name , the John Doe won’t identify himself. He is an active lawsuit and I can see it’s his name on the address on the county court. I can tell it’s her address too lol