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Filing takes place in the circuit court for the county where the incident occurred or in the circuit court for the county where the defendant lives. To start a civil action, a summons and complaint must be filed, filing fees must be paid, and all of the parties must be served with notice of the complaint.

The summons and complaint can be served by sending them by certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt. A ?green card? (PS Form 3811) will be mailed to the plaintiff, to show proof of service. The ?green card? or a copy, must be filed with the Court. Service of Summons.

Keep the following rules in mind when serving documents by e-mail: All documents must be in PDF format; The e-mail subject line must include the name of the court, case name, case number, and the title of each document being sent; If you e-mail a document at or before p.m., it is considered served on that day.

To serve the papers by mail, have a friend or relative go to the post office and pay to have the papers mailed to the Defendant this way. Once the papers have been delivered, you should get a green card (the return receipt) in the mail.

When you file something with the court, you must give the other party in your case (or their lawyer, if they have one) a copy of what you filed. This is called service. Every time you serve the other party, you must give the court proof that you did so. This is called proof of service, or proof of mailing.

Service of process on a public, municipal, quasi-municipal, or governmental corporation, unincorporated board, or public body may be made by serving a summons and a copy of the complaint on: (1) the chairperson of the board of commissioners or the county clerk of a county; (2) the mayor, the city clerk, or the city ...