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The defendant must be served before the court will hear your case. You may not serve the defendant yourself. Someone else, 18 or older, who is not involved in the case, must serve the defendant. There are three ways to serve someone: by certified mail, sheriff, and private process.

When proof is made by affidavit that a defendant has acted to evade service, the court may order that service be made by mailing a copy of the summons, complaint, and all other papers filed with it to the defendant at the defendant's last known residence and delivering a copy of each to a person of suitable age and ...

A show cause order directs a person to show cause on or before a specified date why the court should not take the action described in the order. If a hearing is scheduled when the order is signed, the order shall set forth the date and time. The order shall also specify who is to be served and the method of service.

You may not serve the defendant yourself. Someone else, 18 or older, who is not involved in the case, must serve the defendant. There are three ways to serve someone: by certified mail, sheriff, and private process.

Your private process server must hand deliver the summons to the defendant. The process server may also leave the papers at the defendant's house with an adult who also lives there. Your private process server must then complete an affidavit of service. This is form CC-DR-055.

The following defenses may be made by motion to dismiss filed before the answer, if an answer is required: (1) lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter, (2) failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, (3) failure to join a party under Rule 2-211, (4) discharge in bankruptcy, and (5) governmental ...