"Failure of service" is when the Sheriff's Deputy or Process Server is unable to make service within twenty-eight (28) days and must notify the court of the reason and issue a return to the Clerk of Courts.
11.0 HEARING AND SUBMISSION OF MOTIONS If the motion requires consideration of facts not appearing of record, the movant shall serve and file copies of all affidavits, depositions, photographs or documentary evidence which the movant desires to submit in support of the motion.
Alternative methods of service: If the person attempting to serve court papers is unable to locate or serve the defendant, the court may allow alternative methods of service, such as publication in a newspaper or post on the defendant's door.
(2) All cases submitted for determination after a court trial shall be decided within ni nety days from the date the case was subm i tted. (3) All motions shall be ruled upon within one hundred twenty days from the date the moti on was filed, except as otherwi se noted on the report forms.
It means that there was no service of that document on the person to be served. Therefore, the document is not effective as to that person who has no legal responsibility to respond or to comply with the document.
(c) If service of process is refused or was unclaimed, the Clerk shall forthwith electronically file a Return of Service Unexecuted which shall serve as notice to the attorney of record or if there is no attorney of record, the party at whose instance process was issued (who shall be copied by regular mail), that ...
R. 5(B)(1) makes clear that when a notice of limited appearance has been filed by an attorney, an opposing party shall continue serving documents upon the party throughout the duration of the limited appearance while also serving the attorney.
Insufficient service of process under Rule 12(b)(5) occurs when the paperwork is complete, but isn't properly delivered to the defendant. For example, if the plaintiff leaves the summons with the defendant's six-year-old child, that would invalidate the service.
Moreover, controversy has surrounded AA, in part, due to its quasi-religious/spiritual language and orientation, including legal rulings by the United States Supreme Court that it is a religion and therefore individuals under the US constitution (separation of church and state) cannot be mandated to attend (8)).
In City of Boerne v. Flores (1997), the Court struck down the provisions of the RFRA as they applied to the states. RFRA remains constitutional on the federal level.