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A subpoena may be served by any person authorized to serve process, or the witness may acknowledge service in writing on the subpoena. Service of the subpoena shall be made by delivering or offering to deliver a copy thereof to the person to whom it is directed. § 45.04.
RULE 15. AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTAL PLEADINGS. Upon motion of a party the court may, upon reasonable notice and upon such terms as are just, permit the party to serve a supplemental pleading setting forth transactions or occurrences or events which have happened since the date of the pleading sought to be supplemented.
A defendant shall serve an answer within thirty (30) days after the service of the summons and complaint upon him. A party served with a pleading stating a cross-claim against such party shall serve an answer thereto within thirty (30) days after the service upon him or her.
If a summons is not served within 90 days after its issuance, it shall be returned stating the reasons for failure to serve.
A forcible detainer is where a person enters lawfully or peaceably, and holds unlawfully, and by any of the means enumerated in § 29-18-102 as constituting a forcible entry.
The clerk of the court where the complaint is filed must immediately issue the relevant summons and cause it to be delivered for service to any person authorized to serve Tennessee Process Service, together with necessary copies of the complaint and summons.
(1) Service on the attorney or on a party may be made by delivering to the attorney a copy of the document to be served, or by mailing it to such person's last known address, or if no address is known, by leaving the copy with the clerk of the court.
If a tenant does not leave the property by the end of the 16-day period (30 days after the landlord delivered the notice to quit) the landlord can go to court to request a detainer warrant for the tenant. The sheriff will deliver the detainer warrant to the tenant, which gives the tenant a court date and location.